Users Guide

Power Management
NOTE: Power Supply Monitoring and Power Monitoring features are available only for systems that have two or more
redundant, hot-swappable power supplies installed. These features are unavailable for permanently installed, non-redundant
power supplies that lack power management circuitry.
Monitoring
Subtabs: Consumption | Statistics
Under the Consumption tab you can view and manage your system’s Power Consumption information in Watts and BTU/hr.
BTU/hr = Watt X 3.413 (value rounded off to the nearest whole number)
Server Administrator monitors power consumption status, amperage, and tracks power statistic details.
You can also view the System Instantaneous Headroom and System Peak Headroom. The values are displayed in both Watts and
BTU/hr (British Thermal Unit). Power thresholds can be set in Watts and BTU/hr.
The Statistics tab allows you to view and reset your system’s Power tracking statistics like energy consumption, system peak
power, and system peak amperage.
Management
Subtabs: Budget | Profiles
The Budget tab allows you to view the Power Inventory attributes like System Idle Power and System Maximum Potential
Power in Watts and BTU/hr. You can also use the Power Budget option to Enable Power Cap and set the Power Cap for your
system.
The Profiles tab allows you to choose a power profile to maximize your system’s performance and conserve energy.
Alert Management
Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps
Use the Alert Actions tab to set system alert actions for various system events like System Power Probe Warning and System
Peak Power.
Use the SNMP Traps tab to configure SNMP traps for your system.
Certain Power Management features may be available only on systems enabled with the Power Management Bus (PMBus).
Power Supplies
Click the Power Supplies object to manage your system’s power supplies. Server Administrator monitors power supply status,
including redundancy, to ensure that each power supply present in your system is functioning properly.
The Power Supplies object action window can have the following tabs, depending on the user's group privileges: Properties and
Alert Management.
NOTE:
Power Supply Monitoring and Power Monitoring features are available only for systems that have two or more
redundant, hot-swappable power supplies installed. These features are unavailable for permanently installed, non-redundant
power supplies that lack power management circuitry.
Properties
Subtab: Elements
Under the Properties tab, you can:
● View information about your power supply redundancy attributes.
● Check the status of individual power supply elements, including the Firmware Version of the power supply, Rated Input
Wattage, and Maximum Output Wattage. The Rated Input Wattage attribute is displayed only on PMBus systems starting
11G.
Alert Management
Subtabs: Alert Actions | SNMP Traps
Under the Alert Management tab, you can:
● View current alert actions settings and set the alert actions that you want to be performed in the event that a system power
returns a warning or failure value.
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