Users Guide

Power Monitoring and Power Management 307
Viewing Power Monitoring
Using the Web Interface
To view the power monitoring data:
1
Log in to iDRAC6 Web interface.
2 In the system tree, select Power Monitoring .
The
Power Monitoring screen is displayed, 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 : Lists the name of the sensor.
•
Reading : Indicates the wattage reported by the probe.
•
Warning Threshold : Displays the acceptable power consumption (in
Watts and BTU/hr) recommended for system operation. Power
consumption that exceeds this value results in warning events and
throttling the CPU.
•
Failure Threshold : Displays the highest acceptable power consumption
(in Watts and BTU/hr) required for system operation. Power consumption
that exceeds this value results in critical/failure events and the blade will
shutdown.
Amperage
• Location : Displays the name of the system board sensor.
•
Reading : The current consumption in AC Amps.
Power Tracking Statistics and Peak Statistics
• Statistic:
– Cumulative System Power displays the current cumulative energy
consumption (in kWh) for the server. The value represents the total
energy used by the system. You can reset this value to 0 by clicking
Reset at the end of the table row.
–
System Peak Power specifies the system peak value in AC Watts.