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29 Static Power and Temperature-Triggered Policies with OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager
Unable to remove the selected group(s) from Power Manager.
CPWR0029—Unable to remove disassociate devices or groups from the Power Manager
because the Emergency Power Reduction feature is active on <Group Name>.
- The behavior remains the same with individual devices when Temperature-Triggered EPR is
applied on a device by virtue of a Temperature-Triggered policy.
Can I create multiple power policies for a monitored device or group from Power Manager?
Description:
Power Manager supports creating multiple power policies for a monitored device or group (static or physical).
If multiple policies are active on a device, either by policies set on the device or by policies set on the group in
which the device is a part of, the most restrictive power cap among the policies is applied on the device.
For example, when an active policy with power cap value of 500 Watts is applied on a device, and then
another active policy with power cap value of 750 Watts is applied on the same device, the policy with power
cap value of 500 Watts is applied on the device as this policy has the most restrictive power cap value.
Note: When the most restrictive power policy is disabled or deleted from Power Management > Policies tab,
the next most restrictive power policy is active on the device or group.
Can I create multiple Temperature-Triggered policies for a monitored static or physical group from
Power Manager?
Description:
Power Manager supports creating and applying only one Temperature-Triggered policy on a static or physical
group. Also, you can apply the Temperature-Triggered policy on a group along with active static power
policies.
Can I add a device with an active static policy (applied at individual device level) into a static or
physical group monitored in Power Manager?
Description:
Following is a detailed scenario:
1. Discover and add a device in Power Manager and apply a static policy at device level from Power
Management > Policies tab.
2. Create a static or physical group and add the group in Power Manager.
3. Add the device with active power policy in the group in Power Manager.
Result:
You can add a device with policies to a static or physical group. Static policy applied at device level is
maintained even when the device is added or removed from a static or physical group monitored in Power
Manager.
Can I add a Power Manager monitored device (without policy) into a group (static or physical)
monitored in Power Manager with active policy applied at Group level? Will the static policy applied in
group level be automatically imposed on the device after adding it to the static or physical group?