Users Guide

Power Monitoring and Management 271
Viewing the Health Status of the Power
Supply Units
The Power Supplies page displays the status and rating of the power supply
units installed in the server.
Using the Web-Based Interface
To view the health status of the power supply units:
1
Log in to the iDRAC6 Web-based interface.
2 Select Power Supplies in the system tree. The Power Supplies page
displays and provides the following information:
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Power Supplies Redundancy Status : The possible values are:
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Full : Power supplies, PS1 and PS2, are of the same type and they are
functioning properly.
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Lost : Power supplies, PS1 and PS2, are of different types or one of
them is malfunctioning. No redundancy exists.
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Disabled : Only one of the two power supplies is available. No
redundancy exists.
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Individual Power Supply Elements : The possible values are:
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Status displays the following:
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OK indicates that the power supply unit is present and
communicating with the server.
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Warning indicates that only warning alerts have been issued
and corrective action must be taken by the administrator. If
corrective actions are not taken, it could lead to critical or severe
power failures that can affect the integrity of the server.
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Severe indicates at least one failure alert has been issued. Failure
status indicates a power failure on the server, and corrective action
must be taken immediately.
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Location displays the name of the power supply unit: PS-n, where n is
the power supply number.
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Ty p e displays the type of power supply, such as AC or DC (AC-to-DC
or DC-to-DC voltage conversion).