Users Guide

Viewing Power Consumption Status Using RACADM
To view power consumption status using RACADM:
Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and type:
racadm getpminfo
AC Power Recovery
If the AC power supply of a system is disrupted, the chassis is restored to the previous power state before the AC power loss. The
restoration to the previous power state is the default behavior. The following factors could cause the disruption:
• power outage
• power cables pulled from the power supply units (PSUs)
• power distribution unit (PDU) outage
If the Budget/Redundancy Conguration > Disable AC Power Recovery option is selected, the chassis remains powered o after the AC
recovery.
In case, the blade servers are not congured to automatic power-up, you may have to power them on manually.
Viewing Power Budget Status Using CMC Web
Interface
To view power budget status using CMC Web interface, in the left pane go to Chassis Overview and click Power > Budget Status. The
Power Budget Status page displays the system power policy conguration, power budget details, budget allocated for server modules, and
chassis power supply details. For more information, see the Online Help.
Viewing Power Budget Status Using RACADM
Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and type:
racadm getpbinfo
For more information about getpbinfo, including output details, see the getpbinfo command section in the Chassis Management Controller
for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
Redundancy Status and Overall Power Health
The redundancy status is a factor in determining the overall power health. When the power redundancy policy is set, for example, to Grid
Redundancy and the redundancy status indicates that the system is operating with redundancy, the overall power health is typically OK. If
the PSU installed on a chassis fails owing to some reason, the overall power health status of the chassis is displayed as Non-Critical.
However, if the conditions for operating with Grid redundancy cannot be met, the redundancy status is No, and the overall power health is
Critical. This is because the system is not able to operate in accordance with the congured redundancy policy.
NOTE
: CMC does not perform a pre-check of these conditions when you change the redundancy policy to or from Grid
redundancy. So, conguring the redundancy policy may immediately result in redundancy lost or a regained condition.
182 Managing and Monitoring Power