Use the Power Consumption window to view information about your system's power consumption. Use the
Alert Management tab to configure Alert Actions for Power Consumption Alert Management.
| NOTE: This help page may include information about features not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays features that are supported on your system.
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User Privileges
Table 1. User Privileges
Selection
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View Data
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Configure Thresholds
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Reset Readings
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Power Consumption
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User, Power User, Administrator
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Power User, Administrator
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Administrator
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Power Consumption
Status
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It indicates the status of the power consumption reading based on the warning and failure thresholds. Can be any of the following:
—OK is symbolized by a green check mark and indicates that the reading is below the warning threshold.
—Warning is symbolized by a yellow triangle containing an exclamation point and indicates that the reading has crossed the warning threshold but is below the failure threshold.
—Critical is symbolized by a red cross mark and indicates that the reading has crossed the failure threshold.
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Probe Name
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Probe name for the power consumed by the system. Click the probe name to set the threshold value. For information about setting the threshold values, see
Edit Power Consumption Probes.
| NOTE: You can set the threshold values only on Rack or Tower systems.
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Reading
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Value (in watt and BTU/hr) of the total power that is consumed by the number of power supplies (AC) present in the system.
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Warning Threshold
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Displays the acceptable power consumption (in watt and BTU/hr) recommended for system operation. Power consumption that exceeds this value results in warning events.
| NOTE: This value is displayed as N/A on Blade systems.
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Failure Threshold
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Displays the highest acceptable power consumption (in watt and BTU/hr) required for system operation. Power consumption that exceeds this value results in critical or failure events.
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Power Headroom
| NOTE: This section is present only on Rack or Tower systems.
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The Power Headroom section displays the system instantaneous and peak headroom values in BTU/hr and watt.
System Instantaneous Headroom
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Displays System Instantaneous Headroom in watt and BTU/hr. It is the theoretical maximum power that is drawn by the power supply minus instantaneous power draw.
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System Peak Headroom
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Displays System Peak Headroom in watt and BTU/hr. It is the theoretical maximum power that is drawn by the power supply minus peak power draw.
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Amperage
| NOTE: This section is present only on Rack or Tower systems.
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The Amperage section displays the instantaneous power consumption in amperage for the power supply sensors present on the system. For information about how to set alert actions for power monitoring, see
Set Alert Actions.
| NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature is not available with this release of Server Administrator.
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