HP Insight Control Power Management 6.2 User Guide

Glossary

administrative

rights user

A user who is authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all systems, including the Central

Management Server. This type of user has been given special privileges to administer the Systems

Insight Manager software.

branch circuit This represents a single output of a PDR circuit breaker and the PDU to monitor the actual circuit

power consumption.

breaker panel This represents the total group of breakers on a single breaker panel in a PDR.

calibrated max

power

Sum of the maximum theoretical power consumption of all attached devices.

capacity The available or maximum power limit of the power delivery device.

Central

Management

Server (CMS)

Executes the Systems Insight Manager software. All central operations within Systems Insight

Manager are initiated from this system.

command line

interface (CLI)

A text-based application that can be executed from a command shell such as sh, csh, ksh or the

Microsoft Windows CMD shell.

Desktop

Management

Interface (DMI)

An industry-standard protocol, primarily used in client management, established by the Desktop

Management Task Force (DMTF). DMI provides an efficient means of reporting client system

problems. DMI-compliant computers can send status information to a central management system

over a network.

dynamic power

cap

A cap on a group of systems in an enclosure. As the systems run, demand for power varies for

each system. A cap for each system is set to provide the system with enough power to meets its

workload demands while still conforming to the enclosure cap. Continuous monitoring of power

demands and automatic adjustments to system caps ensure there is minimal, if any, performance

degradation.

enclosure A physical container for a set of server blades. It consists of a backplane that routes power and

communication signals and additional hardware for cabling and thermal issues. It also hosts the

CPU or server power supplies.

excess capacity The power capacity that cannot be used for the current configuration and is available in excess

to accommodate and deliver power to more systems.

headroom capacity The spare cap capacity that is identified from the difference between the peak power consumption

and power cap. This helps to identify the power delivery devices with power caps that can

accommodate another system within the already set power cap.

health status Health status is an aggregate status all of the status sources (which can be SNMP, WBEM, and

HTTP) with the most critical status being displayed.