Users Guide

Managing iKVM From CMC............................................................................................................................................190
Enabling or Disabling Access to iKVM from Front Panel........................................................................................... 190
Enabling Access to iKVM from the Dell CMC Console...............................................................................................191
15 Managing and Monitoring Power................................................................................192
Redundancy Policies.......................................................................................................................................................193
Grid Redundancy Policy............................................................................................................................................193
Power Supply Redundancy Policy.............................................................................................................................194
No Redundancy Policy..............................................................................................................................................194
Extended Power Performance (EPP).............................................................................................................................195
Default Power Configurations With Extended Power Performance (EPP)...............................................................195
Dynamic Power Supply Engagement.............................................................................................................................. 196
Default Redundancy Configuration.................................................................................................................................196
Grid Redundancy...................................................................................................................................................... 197
Power Supply Redundancy....................................................................................................................................... 197
No Redundancy........................................................................................................................................................ 197
Power Budgeting For Hardware Modules....................................................................................................................... 197
Server Slot Power Priority Settings................................................................................................................................ 198
Assigning Priority Levels to Servers..........................................................................................................................199
Viewing Power Consumption Status...............................................................................................................................199
Viewing Power Consumption Status Using CMC Web Interface.............................................................................. 199
Viewing Power Consumption Status Using RACADM...............................................................................................199
Viewing Power Budget Status........................................................................................................................................199
Viewing Power Budget Status Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................................200
Viewing Power Budget Status Using RACADM....................................................................................................... 200
Redundancy Status and Overall Power Health...............................................................................................................200
PSU Failure With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy.............................................................................................200
PSU Removals With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy........................................................................................200
New Server Engagement Policy............................................................................................................................... 201
Power Supply and Redundancy Policy Changes in System Event Log......................................................................201
Configuring power budget and redundancy................................................................................................................... 203
Power Conservation and Power Budget..................................................................................................................203
Maximum Power Conservation Mode......................................................................................................................203
Server Power Reduction to Maintain Power Budget................................................................................................204
110V PSUs AC Operation......................................................................................................................................... 204
Server Performance Over Power Redundancy........................................................................................................ 204
Remote Logging.......................................................................................................................................................204
External Power Management...................................................................................................................................204
Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................205
Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy Using RACADM................................................................................. 206
Executing Power Control Operations.............................................................................................................................207
Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis...............................................................................................207
Executing Power Control Operations on a Server....................................................................................................208
Executing Power Control Operations on an IOM..................................................................................................... 209
16 Troubleshooting and Recovery...................................................................................210
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