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3 Emergency Power Reduction (EPR) feature with OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
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Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Emergency Power Reduction ....................................................................................................................................... 8
2.1 EPR Throttle ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2 EPR Shutdown ................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Prerequisites for EPR Actions ............................................................................................................................ 8
2.3.1 License Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 8
2.3.2 Privileges and Accessibility ................................................................................................................................ 9
3 Enable EPR using Power Manager ............................................................................................................................ 10
3.1 EPR for Individual Devices ............................................................................................................................... 10
3.2 EPR for Static and Physical Groups ................................................................................................................. 13
4 Disable EPR using OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager .................................................................................. 15
5 Temperature-Triggered EPR (Throttle) ...................................................................................................................... 17
5.1 Create Temperature-Triggered Policy .............................................................................................................. 19
5.2 Disable Temperature-Triggered EPR ............................................................................................................... 24
6 Comparative study of Resource Utilization with EPR Throttle configured from Power Manager .............................. 25
7 Frequently Asked Questions ...................................................................................................................................... 27
8 Technical Support and Resources ............................................................................................................................. 38
8.1 Related Resources ........................................................................................................................................... 38