User's Manual

Carrier Grade Chassis Management Controller User’s Guide Addendum 5
Overview
This document provides additional information for the Carrier Grade Dell
Chassis Management Controller when running with DC input power supply
units in a Network Equipment-Building Standards (NEBS) configuration.
The information presented in this addendum supersedes the information as
presented in the Dell CMC Controller Firmware Version 4.1 User's Guide.
For more information, see the CMC Online Help for Carrier Grade CMC.
Power Management
The Dell PowerEdge M1000e server enclosure is the most power-efficient
modular server enclosure in the market. It is designed to include highly
efficient power supplies and fans, has an optimized layout so that air flows
more easily through the system, and contains power-optimized components
throughout the enclosure. The optimized hardware design is coupled with
sophisticated power management capabilities built into the Chassis
Management Controller (CMC), power supplies, and iDRAC to allow you to
further enhance power efficiency and to have full control over your power
environment.
The PowerEdge M1000e modular enclosure takes in power and distributes
the load across all active internal power supply units (PSUs). The system can
deliver up to 16685 Watts of input power that is allocated to server modules
and the associated enclosure infrastructure. You can also control Power
management through the Power Measure, Mitigate, and Manage Console
(PM3). When PM3 controls power externally, CMC continues to maintain:
• Redundancy Policy
• Remote Power Logging
• Server Performance Over Power Redundancy
• Dynamic Power Supply Engagement
PM3 then manages:
• Server power
• Server priority
• System Input Power Capacity
• Maximum Power Conservation Mode