Users Guide

Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and type:
racadm getpminfo
Viewing Power Budget Status
You can view the power budget status using the CMC Web interface or RACADM.
Viewing Power Budget Status Using CMC Web Interface
To view power budget status using CMC Web interface, in the system tree go to Chassis Overview and
click Power → Budget Status. The Power Budget Status page displays the system power policy
configuration, power budget details, budget allocated for server modules, and chassis power supply
details. For more information, see the
CMC 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 Dell PowerEdge M1000e 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. 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 configured
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, configuring the redundancy policy may immediately result in
redundancy lost or a regained condition.
Related Concepts
PSU Failure With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
PSU Removals With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
New Server Engagement Policy
Power Supply and Redundancy Policy Changes in System Event Log
PSU Failure With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
CMC decreases power to servers when an insufficient power event occurs, such as a PSU failure. After
decreasing power on servers, CMC re-evaluates the power needs of the chassis. If power requirements
are still not met, CMC turns off lower priority servers.
Power for higher priority servers is restored incrementally while power needs remain within the power
budget. To set the redundancy policy, see Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy.
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