Users Guide

For example, you created Policy1 for device <A, B, C> and Policy2 for device <B, C, D>, and you

configured different priorities or power caps for the policy with the same time slot. In this case, Power

Center follows these rules:

• If there are overlapping policies on an entity, the policy with the lowest power cap is applied.

• If there are overlapping dynamic policies on an entity and both are currently active, the highest

priority (High > Medium > Low) of this entity is applied.

Policy Modes

The policy mode is shown in the Enabled and Active columns in the Policies page. A green symbol

indicates Enabled or Active. Power Center supports three policy modes:

Table 6. Policy Modes

Enabled Column Active Column Mode Description

Green Green Enabled and active The policy is in use now.

Green NA Enabled but not active The policy is available

but not in use now.

NA NA Disabled The policy is created but

not available for use.

Enabling or disabling a power policy

1. In the left pane, click Policies.

The Policies screen is displayed.

2. In the list of policies, select the check box next to the policy or policies that you want to enable or

disable.

3. In the task menu, click Enable or Disable.

NOTE: The Enable and/or Disable menu options are available only when you select a policy.

Viewing policies in the power details graph

1. In the left pane, click Devices → All Devices or Devices → Managed Groups.

2. Select the check box next to a device or device group.

The details of the selected device or device group are displayed in the bottom section of the screen.

3. Click the Policies tab to view the policies associated with the device or device group.

Editing a power policy

You can edit only one power management policy at a time.

1. In the left pane, click Policies.

2. In the list of policies, select the check box next to the policy that you want to edit.

3. In the task menu, click Edit.

The Edit Policy wizard is displayed.