Users Guide

156 Power Monitoring and Power Management
• View power budget threshold for the server. See "Viewing Power Budget
Threshold."
• Execute power control operations on the server (for example, power on,
power off, system reset, power cycle). See "Executing Power Control
Operations on the Server."
Power Monitoring
iDRAC6 monitors the power consumption in PowerEdge servers continuously.
iDRAC6 calculates the following power values and provides the information
through its Web-based interface or RACADM CLI :
• Cumulative power
• Average, minimum, and maximum power
• Power consumption (also shown in graphs in the Web-based interface)
• Power budget thresholds
Viewing Power Monitoring
Using the Web Interface
To view the power monitoring data:
1
Log in to the iDRAC6 Web interface.
2 In the system tree, select Power Monitoring .
The
Power Monitoring screen appears, displaying the following information:
Power Monitoring
• Status : A green check indicates that the power status is normal, Warning
indicates that a warning alert was issued, and
Severe indicates a failure
alert was issued.
•
Probe Name : System Board System Level. This description indicates the
probe is being monitored by its location in the system.
•
Reading : The current power consumption in Watts.
Amperage
• Location : System Board Current Monitor Current
•
Reading : The current power consumption in Amps