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“Requirements” column shall denote whether the property is implemented (for requirement definitions,
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see section 3). The “Additional Requirements” column shall denote either possible values for the property,
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or requirements on the value formulation.
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Table 6 – DCIM_PSNumericSensor – Requirements for Power Supply Sensor in Amperes
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Property Name
Type
Requirement
Additonal Requirement
SystemCreationClassName
string
Mandatory
DCIM_ComputerSytem
SystemName
string
Mandatory
srv:system
CreationClassName
string
Mandatory
DCIM_PSNumericSensor
DeviceID
string
Mandatory
The property shall have the sensor FQDD value.
BaseUnits
uint16
Mandatory
6 (Amps)
CurrentReading
sint32
Mandatory
The property value shall be in 100 miliAmperes
units.
CurrentState
string
Mandatory
The present state indicated by the Sensor. The
property value shall be a value from the
"PossibleStates" value array. The property may
have "Unknown" value.
Description
string
Mandatory
The property shall contain the user-friendly
description of the sensor.
ElementName
string
Mandatory
The property shall describe the sensor location.
EnabledState
uint16
Mandatory
The property value shall be 2 (enabled)
HealthState
uint16
Mandatory
Indicates the current health of the sensor. The
property value shall be one of the following:
 0(Unknown)
 5 (OK)
 10(Degraded/Warning)
 25 (Critical Failure)
OperationalStatus[]
uint16
Mandatory
Indicates the current statuses of the sensor. The
property value shall be one of the following:
 0(Unknown)
 2(OK)
 3(Degraded)
 6 (Error)
PossibleStates[]
string
Mandatory
The property shall have the following values:
 Other
 Unknown
 OK
 Non-Critical
 Critical
 Fatal
PrimaryStatus
uint16
Mandatory
The property value shall be one of the following:
 0(Unknown),
 1(OK),
 2(Degraded)
 3 (Error)
RateUnits
uint16
Mandatory
The property value shall be 0 (None)
RequestedState
uint16
Mandatory
The property value shall be 12 (Not Applicable)
Resolution
uint32
Mandatory
The property value shall be 1.
SensorType
uint16
Mandatory
The property value shall be 13 (Power
Consumption).
SettableThresholds[]
uint16
Mandatory
An array representing the writable thresholds
supported by Sensor.