Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller Firmware Version 5.1 User’s Guide

• To enable EPP feature on a 3000W AC PSU configuration, use:

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable 1

• To disable EPP feature on a 3000W AC PSU configuration, use:

  To disable EPP feature on a 3000W AC PSU configuration, use:

• To verify if the EPP feature is enabled on a 3000W AC PSU configuration, use:

   racadm getconfig -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable

 racadm getpbinfo 
                                    Extended Power Performance(EPP) Status = Enabled (inactive) 
                                    Available Power in EPP Pool            = 3167 W (10806 BTU/h) 
                                    Used Power in EPP Pool                 = 0 W (0 BTU/h) 
                                    EPP Percent - Available                = 100.0
                                 

racadm getraclog
                                    Jul 31 14:16:11 CMC-4C2WXF1 Log Cleared
                                    Jul 31 14:15:49 CMC-4C2WXF1 Extended Power Performance is Enabled
                                    Jul 31 14:15:49 CMC-4C2WXF1 Extended Power Performance is Disabled
                                    
                                 

• Enabling Server Based Power Mangement (SBMP) on a 3000W AC PSU

   racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisServerBasedPowerMgmtMode 1 
                                            This feature is not supported while Extended Power Performance is enabled.
                                         

• Enabling Dynamic Power Supply Engagement on a 3000W AC PSU

   racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisDynamicPSUEngagementEnable 1  
                                            This feature is not supported while Extended Power Performance is enabled.
                                         

• Changing Power Redundancy Policy from Grid Redundancy Policy to PSU Redundancy Policy on a 3000W AC PSU

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisRedundancyPolicy 2  
                                            This feature is not supported while Extended Power Performance is enabled.
                                         

• Changing Power Redundancy Policy from Grid Redundancy Policy to No Redundancy Policy on a 3000W AC PSU

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisRedundancyPolicy 0  
                                            This feature is not supported while Extended Power Performance is enabled.
                                         

• Changing System Input Power Cap value to less than or equal to 13300 W

  racadm config –g cfgChassisPower -o  cfgChassisPowerCap 12500 
                                            System Input Power Cap cannot be set to less than or equal to  13300W (45381  BTU/h) 
                                            while Extended Power Performance is enabled.
                                         

• Enabling 110VAC on a 3000W AC PSU

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisAllow110VACOperation 1 
                                            This feature is not supported on 3000W power supplies.
                                         

• Enabling Max Power Conservation Mode on a 3000W AC PSU
  • NOTE:
  Max Power Conservation Mode (MPCM) can be enabled on 3000W AC PSU configuration, using RACADM CLI with existing interface. There is no change to RACADM CLI interface for enabling MPCM, while EPP is enabled.

• Enabling EPP on a 3000W AC PSU when System Input Power Cap is low

   racadm config -g cfgchassispower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable  
                                            This feature is not supported while System Input Power Cap is set  to less than or equal to 13300 W (45381 BTU/h).
                                         

• Enabling EPP on a 3000W AC PSU when DPSE is Enabled

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable 1
                                            This feature is not supported while Dynamic Power Supply Engagement is enabled.
                                         

• Enabling EPP on a 3000W AC PSU when SBPM is Enabled

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable 1 
                                            This feature is not supported while Server Based Power Management is enabled.
                                         

• Enabling EPP on a 3000W AC PSU when MPCM is Enabled

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable 1 
                                            This feature is not supported while Max Power Conservation Mode is enabled.
                                         

• Enabling EPP on a 3000W AC PSU when PSU Redundancy Policy is set

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable 1 
                                            This feature is not supported until Redundancy Policy is set to Grid Redundancy.
                                         

• Enabling EPP on a 3000W AC PSU when No Redundancy Policy is set

  racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable 1 
                                            This feature is not supported until Redundancy Policy is set to Grid Redundancy.
                                         

racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active -m cmc-standby
                                    Cannot update local CMC firmware: The uploaded firmware image does not support the installed power supplies.