Users Guide

name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 Description
NOTE: From PowerEdge 12G
system onwards, power budget
requires license to congure 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 congure 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: Congure the unit in Watts.
btuphr: Congure the unit in BTU/hr.
percent: Congure the unit in percentage.
cong=prole
NOTE: This option is supported on
systems prior to PowerEdge 12G
systems.
prole=maxperformance | apc | osctrl |
custom
maxperformance: Sets the processor to
the highest supported processor state. It
oers 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 prole allows you to
congure individual BIOS settings. It oers
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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