PowerEdge: T360, R360 - NVIDIA A2 GPU fails DCGM Targeted Power Test

Summary: NVIDIA Data Center GPU Manager (DCGM) may fail power tests when run against an NVIDIA A2 GPU installed in a Dell PowerEdge T360 or R360.

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Symptoms

NVIDIA DCGM Targeted Power test failure.

 Example of Targeted Power failure
Figure 1: Example of Targeted Power failure.

Cause

The PowerEdge T360 and R360 have a power limit applied to the NVIDIA A2 GPU. This is by design to accommodate for power availability in the PowerEdge T360 and R360 to support the NVIDIA A2 GPU.

Resolution

As previously mentioned, the PowerEdge T360 and R360 have a power limit applied to the NVIDIA A2 GPU. To successfully run the DCGM power test, use the following DCGM command to account for the power limit applied to the A2 GPU.
dcgmi diag -r targeted_power -p targeted_power.target_power=40.0

Example of Targeted Power test pass
Figure 2: Example of Targeted Power test pass.

Affected Products

PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge T360
Article Properties
Article Number: 000223776
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 16 Apr 2025
Version:  2
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