Users Guide

Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM from Front Panel........................................................... 216
Enabling Access to iKVM from the Dell CMC Console.............................................................. 217
15 Managing and Monitoring Power................................................................218
Redundancy Policies.........................................................................................................................219
Grid Redundancy Policy..............................................................................................................219
Power Supply Redundancy Policy..............................................................................................220
No Redundancy Policy............................................................................................................... 220
Extended Power Performance (EPP)................................................................................................ 221
Default Power Configurations With Extended Power Performance (EPP)...............................222
Dynamic Power Supply Engagement.............................................................................................. 222
Default Redundancy Configuration................................................................................................. 223
Grid Redundancy........................................................................................................................ 224
Power Supply Redundancy.........................................................................................................224
No Redundancy.......................................................................................................................... 224
Power Budgeting For Hardware Modules....................................................................................... 224
Server Slot Power Priority Settings...................................................................................................226
Assigning Priority Levels to Servers............................................................................................ 227
Viewing Power Consumption Status................................................................................................227
Viewing Power Consumption Status Using CMC Web Interface..............................................227
Viewing Power Consumption Status Using RACADM............................................................... 227
Viewing Power Budget Status.......................................................................................................... 228
Viewing Power Budget Status Using CMC Web Interface........................................................ 228
Viewing Power Budget Status Using RACADM..........................................................................228
Redundancy Status and Overall Power Health................................................................................228
PSU Failure With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy............................................................. 228
PSU Removals With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy........................................................ 229
New Server Engagement Policy.................................................................................................229
Power Supply and Redundancy Policy Changes in System Event Log.................................... 230
Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy.................................................................................. 231
Power Conservation and Power Budget....................................................................................232
Maximum Power Conservation Mode........................................................................................232
Server Power Reduction to Maintain Power Budget................................................................. 233
110V PSUs AC Operation............................................................................................................ 233
Server Performance Over Power Redundancy..........................................................................233
Remote Logging..........................................................................................................................234
External Power Management..................................................................................................... 234
Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy Using CMC Web Interface................................235
Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy Using RACADM................................................. 235
Executing Power Control Operations.............................................................................................. 237
Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis............................................................... 237
Executing Power Control Operations on a Server.....................................................................237