HP Capacity Advisor 7.2 User Guide

IMPORTANT: For specific descriptions of each field or summary table on the user interface
screens, click the help topic link on the software screen for the task.
TIP: For lists of all menu options for Capacity Advisor features, see “Menus & tabs” in Capacity
Advisor Help.
Calibrating power on actual systems
This screen allows you to directly calibrate the power settings for actual managed systems. You
can specify the source data for the power metrics that are stored on the system and displayed in
the profile viewers available from the power meter displays on the Visualization tab. Collected
power data is also viewable in historic resource utilization reports.
All power calibration options (manual, automatic, none) are available from the Matrix OE
visualization screen. The resulting calculated metrics are viewable in the power measurements and
graphs on the Visualization tab.
Insight Control power management and HP iLO
If you choose to use power data from Power Management , you will be interacting with Insight
Control power management and HP iLO on the system itself. Therefore, you will need appropriate
authorizations for the target systems. For more information, see following Internet locations:
• Insight Control power management
• HP iLO
Prerequisites
You will need “Matrix OE All Tools” permissions on the managed systems where you want to
calibrate power. (See “Accessing Capacity Advisor” (page 37).)
Procedure 35 Open the Visualization tab
1. Select (Tools→HP Matrix OE visualization)
The Visualization tab opens.
2. View the list of systems in the display.
Calibrating a single system
There are multiple paths to edit the power settings for a single system:
• On the Visualization tab, select the check box to the left of the desired physical system, and
select Configure→Calibrate Power (All Selected Systems) on the visualization menu bar.
• From the profile viewer for a specific system, click the Calibrate Power link.
TIP: Click the power meter on a physical system shown on the Visualization tab to view its
power information and to access the power profile viewer for that system.
Procedure 36 Selecting a calibration option for a single system
1. Review the current configuration shown in the summary area.
2. Click the radio button to the left of the desired calibration option.
3. Supply values for idle and maximum power usage when manual calibration is selected. (See
“Power calibration calculations” (page 189) for assistance in determining valid values for
particular systems.)
Working with power 85