Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.0 for PowerEdge M1000e User’s Guide

Configuring Power Budget and Redundancy Using RACADM

1. Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC and log in.
2. Set properties as needed:
   • To select a redundancy policy, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o
     cfgChassisRedundancyPolicy <value>

     where <value> is 0 (No Redundancy), 1 (Grid Redundancy), 2 (Power Supply Redundancy). The default is 0.

     For example, the following command enables Grid Redundancy mode:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisRedundancyPolicy 1

   • To enable or disable Extended Power Performance mode, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisEPPEnable <value>  

     where <value> is 0 (disable), 1 (enable). The default is 1 for 3000 W PSUs

   • To set the System Input Power Cap value, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisPowerCap <value>

     where <value> is a number between 2715–16685 representing the maximum power limit in Watts. The default is 16685.

     For example, the following command sets the System Input Power Cap to 5400 watts:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisPowerCap 5400

     .
   • To enable or disable dynamic PSU engagement, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisDynamicPSUEngagementEnable <value>

     where <value> is 0 (disable), 1 (enable). The default is 0.

     For example, the following command disables dynamic PSU engagement:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisDynamicPSUEngagementEnable 0

     .
   • To enable the Max Power Conservation Mode, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisMaxPowerConservationMode 1

   • To restore normal operation, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisMaxPowerConservationMode 0

   • Enable 110 VAC PSUs:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisAllow110VACOperation 1

   • Enable Server Performance Over Power Redundancy:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisPerformanceOverRedundancy 1

   • Disable Server Performance Over Power Redundancy:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisPerformanceOverRedundancy 0

   • To enable the power remote logging feature, type the following command:

     racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSyslogPowerLoggingEnabled 1

   • To specify the desired logging interval, type the following command:

     racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSyslogPowerLoggingInterval n

     where n is 1-1440 minutes.

   • To determine if the power remote logging feature is enabled, type the following command:

     racadm getconfig -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSyslogPowerLoggingEnabled

   • To determine the power remote logging interval, type the following command:

     racadm getconfig -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSyslogPowerLoggingInterval

     The power remote logging feature is dependent on remote syslog hosts having been previously configured. Logging to one or more remote syslog hosts must be enabled, otherwise power consumption is logged. This can be done either through the Web interface or the RACADM CLI. For more information, see the remote syslog configuration instructions in the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide at dell.com/support/manuals.

   • To enable remote power management using the Dell OpenManage Power Center, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisServerBasedPowerMgmtMode 1

   • To restore CMC power management, type:

     racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisServerBasedPowerMgmtMode 0

   For information about RACADM commands for chassis power, see the config, getconfig, getpbinfo, and cfgChassisPower sections in the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.