CLI Guide
name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 Description
NOTE: From PowerEdge 12G 
system onwards, power budget 
requires license to congure power 
cap. If the appropriate license is not 
installed or has expired, the system 
displays an error message. For more 
information, see 
Dell License 
Manager
 at dell.com/support/
manuals.
NOTE: Power budget requires 
license to congure power cap. If 
the appropriate license is not 
installed or has expired, the system 
displays an error message. For more 
information, see 
Dell License 
Manager
 at dell.com/support/
manuals.
setting=enable | disable
enable: Enables powercap settings.
disable: Disables powercap settings.
unit=watt | btuphr | percent
watt: Congure the unit in Watts.
btuphr: Congure the unit in BTU/hr.
percent: Congure the unit in percentage.
cong=prole
NOTE: This option is supported on 
systems prior to PowerEdge 12G 
systems.
prole=maxperformance | apc | osctrl | 
custom
maxperformance: Sets the processor to the 
highest supported processor state. It oers 
maximum performance mode with minimal 
power economy.
apc: Active Power Control (apc) enables the 
demand-based power management 
controlled by BIOS.
osctrl: OS Control (osctrl) enables the 
demand-based power management 
controlled by the operating system.
custom: This prole allows you to congure 
individual BIOS settings. It oers added 
control by displaying the underlying BIOS 
settings.
cpupowermode=min | max | systemdbpm | 
osdbpm
min: Sets the CPU power consumption to 
minimum.
max: Sets the CPU power consumption to 
maximum.
systemdbpm: Sets the mode to system 
demand based power management.
osdbpm: Sets the mode to operating system 
demand based power management.
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