Users Guide

name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 Description
NOTE: From PowerEdge 12G
system onwards, power budget
requires license to configure power
cap. If the appropriate license is
not installed or has expired, the
system displays an error message.
For more information, see
Dell
License Manager
at dell.com/
support/manuals.
NOTE: Power budget requires
license to configure power cap. If
the appropriate license is not
installed or has expired, the system
displays an error message. For
more information, see
Dell License
Manager
at dell.com/support/
manuals.
setting=enable | disable
enable: Enables powercap settings.
disable: Disables powercap settings.
unit=watt | btuphr | percent
watt: Configure the unit in Watts.
btuphr: Configure the unit in BTU/hr.
percent: Configure the unit in percentage.
config=profile
NOTE: This option is supported on
systems prior to PowerEdge 12G
systems.
profile=maxperformance | apc | osctrl |
custom
maxperformance: Sets the processor to
the highest supported processor state. It
offers maximum performance mode with
minimal power economy.
apc: Active Power Control (apc) enables
the demand-based power management
controlled by BIOS.
osctrl: OS Control (osctrl) enables the
demand-based power management
controlled by the operating system.
custom: This profile allows you to
configure individual BIOS settings. It
offers added control by displaying the
underlying BIOS settings.
cpupowermode=min | max | systemdbpm
| osdbpm
min: Sets the CPU power consumption to
minimum.
max: Sets the CPU power consumption to
maximum.
systemdbpm: Sets the mode to system
demand based power management.
osdbpm: Sets the mode to operating
system demand based power
management.
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