Users Guide

Object Description Usage Example
MinimumFanSpeed
• Allows configuring the
Minimum Fan speed that is
required for the system to
operate.
• It defines the baseline (floor)
value for fan speed and
system allows fans to go
lower than this defined fan
speed value.
• This value is %PWM value
for fan speed.
Values from
MFSMinimumLimit to
MFSMaximumLimit
When get command reports
255, it means user configured
offset is not applied.
To make sure that the system
minimum speed does not
decrease lower than 45% PWM
(45 must be a value between
MFSMinimumLimit to
MFSMaximumLimit):
racadm set
system.thermalsettin
gs.MinimumFanSpeed
45
ThermalProfile
• Allows you to specify the
Thermal Base Algorithm.
• Allows you to set the system
profile as required for
thermal behavior associated
to the profile.
Values:
• 0 — Auto
• 1 — Maximum performance
• 2 — Minimum Power
To view the existing thermal
profile setting:
racadm get
system.thermalsettin
gs.ThermalProfile
To set the thermal profile to
Maximum Performance:
racadm set
system.thermalsettin
gs.ThermalProfile 1
ThirdPartyPCIFanRespons
e
• Thermal overrides for third-
party PCI cards.
• Allows you to disable or
enable the default system
fan response for detected
third-party PCI cards.
• You can confirm the
presence of third-party PCI
card by viewing the message
ID PCI3018 in the Lifecycle
Controller log.
Values:
• 1 — Enabled
• 0 — Disabled
NOTE: The default value
is 1.
To disable any default fan speed
response set for a detected
third-party PCI card:
racadm set
system.thermalsettin
gs.ThirdPartyPCIFanR
esponse 0
Modifying thermal settings using iDRAC settings utility
To modify the thermal settings:
1. In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Thermal.
The iDRAC Settings Thermal page is displayed.
2. Specify the following:
• Thermal Profile
• Maximum Exhaust Temperature Limit
• Fan Speed Offset
• Minimum Fan Speed
The settings are persistent, which means that once they are set and applied, they do not automatically change to the default setting
during system reboot, power cycling, iDRAC, or BIOS updates. A few Dell servers may or may not support some or all of these custom
user cooling options. If the options are not supported, they are not displayed or you cannot provide a custom value.
3. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
The thermal settings are configured.
Setting up management station
A management station is a computer used for accessing iDRAC interfaces to remotely monitor and manage the PowerEdge server(s).
Setting up managed system
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