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

CMC Power management is optionally controlled by the Dell OpenManage Power Center . For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Power Center User’s Guide .

Dell OpenManage Power Center then manages prioritization and power of supported M1000e servers and later blade servers in the chassis from the budget available after allocation of power to chassis infrastructure and prior generation blade servers. Remote power logging is unaffected by external power management.

After the Server Based Power Management Mode is enabled, the chassis is prepared for Dell OpenManage Power Center management. All supported M1000e servers and later server priorities are set to 1 (High). Dell OpenManage Power Center manages the server power and priorities directly. Since Dell OpenManage Power Center controls compatible server power allocations, CMC no longer controls the Maximum Power Conservation Mode. Hence, this selection is disabled.

When the Maximum Power Conservation Mode is enabled, the CMC sets the System Input Power Capacity to the maximum that the chassis can handle. CMC does not allow power to exceed the highest capacity. However, Dell OpenManage Power Center handles all other power capacity limitations.

When Dell OpenManage Power Center management of power is disabled, the CMC reverts to the server priority settings before the external management was enabled.