Users Guide

• The Policies tab of the devices is set to disabled in the Groups page.
• The power capability status of the devices is set to "None" in the Devices page.
• You cannot edit the policy of this device from the Policies page; you can only delete it.
Scenario 2 — You try to import a license on a device without a license
imported
In this case, the following happens:
• If a policy exists on the devices, a "Server Capabilities Changed" event is generated.
• The Policies tab of the devices is set to Enabled in the Groups page.
The power capability status of the devices is changed in the Devices page.
The policy of the devices is editable. You can access it from the Policies page.
Upgrading Device Power Policy Capability
The power policy capability of some devices can be upgraded to include capping of power consumption
—for example, Dell PowerEdge M620. These devices show Monitor and Upgradable. To upgrade the
device so that its power consumption can be capped, go to the Devices page and click Upgrade next to
the device, then follow the instructions on the pop-up help page to upgrade the device power capability.
Once the upgrade is completed, the power capability status changes to Monitor & Capping within 24
hours.
Creating a policy
You can create static power policies for a rack, chassis, or device. You can create dynamic power policies
for any group or device, and temperature triggered policy to monitor the temperature.. Power policies
apply only to the groups and devices that have monitoring and capping power capabilities.
NOTE: You can also create policies from the Devices → All Devices → Policies or Devices →
Managed Groups → Policies tabs.
1. In the left pane, click Policies.
The Policies screen is displayed.
2. In the task menu, click New Policy.
The Create New Policy wizard is displayed.
3. In the Select a Group or Device window, enter a name for the policy in the Policy Name text box.
The name should be fewer than 25 characters in length.
4. In the Grouped Devices tab, select the device group or in the Unassigned tab, select the devices to
which you want to apply the policy.
5. Click Next to continue, or click Cancel to return to the Policies screen.
6. In the Power Cap Values window, select the type of the policy from the Policy Type drop-down list.
The available options are:
• STATIC
• DYNAMIC
• TEMPERATURE TRIGGERED POWER POLICY
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