Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Power Monitoring and Power Management 301
Using the Web Interface
1
Log in to iDRAC6 Web interface.
2
In the system tree, select
System
.
3
Click the
Power Management
tab, and then click
Power Budget
. The
PCIe Power Allocation
table displays the current power allocation in the
Power Threshold in Watts
field.
4
Enter a required value or click
Default Value
to specify a default value.
Valid values are 100W - 500W. Default value is 500W.
5
Click
Apply
to save the new value. The new value is used when the system
boots.
Using RACADM
To view the current power allocated for the PCIe expansion-cards using
remote RACADM, on the remote system, open a command prompt and enter
the following command:
racadm -r <idracip> -u <user> -p <password> config -g
cfgServerPower -o cfgServerPowerPCIeAllocation
Returns <power cap value in AC Watts or BTU/hr>. The default value is
500W.
To change the power allocation value (for example, 250W):
racadm -r <idracip> -u <user> -p <password> config -g
cfgServerPower -o cfgServerPowerPCIeAllocation 250
Sets the value to 250W
NOTE: The cfgServerPowerPCIeAllocation object is supported only on remote
RACADM and not on local RACADM.
NOTE: For more information, see cfgServerPowerPCIeAllocation in the
iDRAC6
Administrator Reference Guide
available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.