Dell PowerEdge C8000 User Manual

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Rack Mount Configuration

3 To enable monitoring of the PDU device over the network, turn on the

PMC board by pressing the power button, located on the PMC board. The

two indicators located on the front of the PMC board alerts you to the

condition of the PDU power supply module, PMC board and managed

sled modules.
The following table lists the PMC board indicators functions.

Indicator

Icon

Description

PDU

identification

indicator

The identification indicator lights blue indicating an

ON request is generated.
The identification indicator flashes blue indicating a

blink request is generated.
The identification indicator is off to indicate there is

no input power to the PDU or in normal condition.

Power/status

indicator

The power/status indicator lights green and flashes

amber (about 1 Hz) indicating that a valid power

source is connected to the PDU and PMC and that

power is applied to the sled modules in the server

enclosure.
The power/status indicator flashes green (about 1 Hz)

and flashes green and amber (about 1 Hz) indicating

the PDU is in service or sleep mode.
The power/status indicator is off to indicate there is no

input power to the PDU.
The power/status indicator flashes amber indicating

the following conditions:

• PMC status

• PMBus error
• PMC works in safe boot mode

• PDU status

• Communication error

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