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Power Monitoring and
Management
Dell PowerEdge systems incorporate many new and enhanced power
management features. The entire platform, from hardware to firmware to
systems management software, has been designed with a focus on power
efficiency, power monitoring, and power management.
The base hardware design has been optimized from a power perspective:
• High efficiency power supplies and voltage regulators have been
incorporated in to the design.
• Where applicable, the lowest power components were selected.
• The chassis design has optimized air flow through the system to minimize
fan power.
PowerEdge systems provide many features to control and manage power:
• Power Inventory and Budgeting: At boot, a system inventory enables a
system power budget of the current configuration to be calculated.
•
Power Capping: Systems can be throttled to maintain a specified power cap.
•
Power Monitoring: The iDRAC6 polls the power supplies to gather power
measurements. The iDRAC6 collects a history of power measurements
and calculates running averages, and peaks. Using the iDRAC6 Web-based
interface, you can view the information, which is displayed on the
Power
Monitoring
page.