Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 208)

Viewing Power Budget Status
You can view the power budget status using the CMC Web interface or RACADM.
Viewing Power Budget Status Using CMC Web Interface
To view power budget status using CMC Web interface, in the system tree go to Chassis Overview and click Power →
Budget Status. The Power Budget Status page displays the system power policy configuration, power budget details,
budget allocated for server modules, and chassis power supply details. For more information, see the
CMC Online Help .
Viewing Power Budget Status Using RACADM
Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and type:
racadm getpbinfo
For more information about getpbinfo, including output details, see the getpbinfo command section in the RACADM
Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC6 and CMC .
Redundancy Status and Overall Power Health
The redundancy status is a factor in determining the overall power health. When the power redundancy policy is set, for
example, to Grid Redundancy and the redundancy status indicates that the system is operating with redundancy, the
overall power health is typically OK. However, if the conditions for operating with grid redundancy cannot be met, the
redundancy status is No, and the overall power health is Critical. This is because the system is not able to operate in
accordance with the configured redundancy policy.
NOTE: CMC does not perform a pre-check of these conditions when you change the redundancy policy to or from
grid redundancy. So, configuring the redundancy policy may immediately result in redundancy lost or a regained
condition.
Related Links
PSU Failure With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
PSU Removals With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
New Server Engagement Policy
Power Supply and Redundancy Policy Changes in System Event Log
PSU Failure With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
CMC decreases power to servers when an insufficient power event occurs, such as a PSU failure. After decreasing
power on servers, CMC re-evaluates the power needs of the chassis. If power requirements are still not met, CMC turns
off lower priority servers.
Power for higher priority servers is restored incrementally while power needs remain within the power budget. To set
the redundancy policy, see
Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy .
PSU Removals With Degraded or No Redundancy Policy
CMC may begin conserving power when you remove a PSU or a PSU AC cable. CMC decreases power to the lower
priority servers until power allocation is supported by the remaining PSUs in the chassis. If you remove more than one
PSU, CMC evaluates power needs again when the second PSU is removed to determine the firmware response. If power
requirements are still not met, CMC may turn off the lower priority servers.
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