Lesson 1 - Plugin modules available and installation
The extensible architecture of OpenManage Enterprise allows you to select from a number of plugins to add attentional features. Plugins can easily be installed, updated or disabled from OpenManage Enterprise.
Our first task is to review the installation of the plugins
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At the OpenManage Enterprise home page.
Click **"Application Settings"**.
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Click **"Console and Plugins"**.
Any OpenManage Enterprise console updates & all OpenManage Enterprise Plugins appear here. Installs, updates and if required disablements are shown & managed from this screen.
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Review information on screen, in our lab we have already install all the plugins including Power Manager & Services.
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Click **"Update Settings"** to review the methods used to check for update automatic or manual and the location of the update online or offline (local) .
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Review how to configure the update method automatically or manual and where the update is located dell support web site or local file share.
Click **"Cancel".**
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Click **"Home"**.
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Congratulations! You have reached the end of this particular lesson.
Lesson 2 - Power Manager Configuration
Once installed the Power Manager plugin needs to configured with details of what servers to monitor and managed .
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Click **"Plugins"**.
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Click **"Power Management > Settings"**.
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The **Edit** button allows you to modify the type of units (Watts / BTU/hr, Celsius, Fahrenheit) , cost of power , carbon emissions , etc .
Click **"Power Manager Devices"** tab.
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Devices can be added to Power Manage in groups or individual devices.
Click **"Individual Devices"**.
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All the devices that are already added to Power Manager are displayed. To add additional devices you would select add device. Only devices with a valid OpenManage advanced license would be visible to be added.
In this lab we have already included servers to be managed by power manager, so we can move on.
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Congratulations! You have reached the end of this particular lesson.
Lession 3 - Power Manager Widget
The Power Manager widgets on the OpenManage Enterprise home page display a summary of key power data from managed servers.