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Power Utilization Management Profile
system1 : ComputerSystem
syspwrcap : AllocationCapabilities
ElementCapabilities
syspwrmin : PowerAllocationSettingData
ResourceType : 28 (Power Supply)
PowerAllocationSettingPurpose : 3 (MinWhenOn)
Limit : 280
SettingsDefineCapabilities
ValueRange : 2(Minimus)
syspwrcurr : PowerAllocationSettingData
ResourceType : 28 (Power Supply)
PowerAllocationSettingPurpose : 7 (Allocated)
Reservation : 350
Limit : 400
SettingDefinesState
syspwrmax : PowerAllocationSettingData
ResourceType : 28 (Power Supply)
PowerAllocationSettingPurpose : 4 (MaxAsConfigured)
Limit: 600
SettingsDefineCapabilities
ValueRange : 3(Maximus)
DCIM_OEMPowerUtilizationManagementService
ElementCapabilities
ServiceAffectsElement
HostedService
cap1 : DCIM_OEMPowerUtilizationManagementCapabilities
SupportedMethods: {32768 (RequestPowerUtilizationLimit) }
SupportedUtilizationLimitUnits : { “watt” }
ServiceAffectsElement
Figure 6 – Power Utilization Management Profile: Power Consumption Budget and Levels
9.4 Change the Managed System’s Power Consumption Budget
1) From the given instance of CIM_ComputerSystem, select the
DCIM_OEMPowerUtilizationManagementService (Service) instance associated to the given instance
through the CIM_ServiceAffectsElement association.
2) Select the DCIM_OEMPowerUtilizationManagementCapabilities (Capabilities) instance associated to
the Service instance through the ElementCapabilities association.
3) Verify that the Capabilities.SupportedMethods property contains 32768
(RequestPowerUtilizationLimit) value.
4) If there is no such value, then the Service does not support changing the power consumption budget
of the managed system.
5) Otherwise, select the instance of CIM_PowerAllocationSettingData (PowerAspect) associated to the
given managed system through CIM_SettingDefinesState association.
6) Select the instance of CIM_AllocationCapabilities associated to the PowerAspect instance through
the CIM_ElementCapabilities.
7) Select the CIM_PowerAllocationSettingData instances associated to the selected
CIM_AllocationCapabilities instance through the CIM_SettingsDefineCapabilities association.
The CIM_PowerAllocationSettingData.Limit (Minimum Limit) property represents the minimum power
budget setting for the managed system, if the CIM_SettingDefineCapabilities association referencing
the instance has the ValueRange property set to 2 (Minimus).
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