Users Guide

Default Redundancy conguration
Redundancy Alerting Only is the default redundancy conguration for a chassis and two PSUs.
Multi-node sled adaptation
The PowerEdge FM120x4 is a multi-node, half-width sled that can accommodate four servers with the associated iDRAC with independent
processors. It is designed for optimal power eciency and the processors cannot be removed. The processors in PowerEdge FM120 share
a common power infrastructure, for example, a single power and temperature sensors for the entire sled.
Chassis power limit monitoring
OpenManage Power Center (OMPC) can be used to monitor and control power consumption of the machines in a data center. PowerEdge
FX2/FX2s enables OMPC by providing a provision to set the power cap for the chassis, and bounds to guide the setting of the power cap.
The lower and upper bounds for the power cap are set by the CMC and cannot be congured.
NOTE: The lower bound is the minimum power needed to operate the chassis given the current conguration. The upper bound
reects the maximum power available in the current redundancy policy.
NOTE: If the Maximum Power Conversation Mode (MPCM) is enabled on the chassis, all power requests from a blade server are
denied. The blade server is not powered on if there is any action in the iDRAC or blade server requiring the host to start the
power cycle.
Viewing power consumption status
CMC provides the actual input power consumption for the entire system.
Viewing power consumption status using CMC web interface
In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Power > Power Monitoring. The Power Monitoring page displays the power health, system
power status, real-time power statistics, and real-time energy statistics. For more information, see the Online Help.
NOTE
: You can also view the power redundancy status under Power Supplies.
Viewing power consumption status using RACADM
To view power consumption status using RACADM:
Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and type:
racadm getpminfo
Viewing power budget status using CMC web
interface
To view power budget status using CMC web interface, in the left pane go to Chassis Overview and click Power > Budget Status. The
Power Budget Status page displays the system power policy conguration with the attributes System Input Power cap, Redundancy
Policy, power budget details with the attributes System Input Max Power Capacity, Input Redundancy Reserve, Power Available for
Server Power-on, and chassis power supply with the power supply unit details. For more information, see the CMC for Dell PowerEdge
FX2/FX2s Online Help
.
Managing and monitoring power
151