Power Supplies Information
Use the Elements window to view information about your system's installed power supplies. Use the Alert Management tab to configure Alert Actions for Power Supply And Power Redundancy Alert Management.
User Privileges
NOTE: On servers installed in the PowerEdge FX2 series chassis, when Chassis Management at Server Mode is
None, then Server Administrator does not display the Power Supply details.
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NOTE: This feature is not available on Dell PowerEdge servers MX840C and MX740C.
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NOTE: The Server Administrator Services needs a restart when there are any changes to power configuration settings through external tools.
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Selection | View | Manage |
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Power Supplies | User, Power User, Administrator | Not Applicable |
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see
Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.
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Power Supply
The power supply is an electrical system that converts AC current from the wall outlet into the DC currents that are required by the system components.
Systems can be designed with redundant power supplies to prevent system shutdown due to power supply failure. When extra power supplies are present in a system, being able to see that one, or two power supplies have failed enables administrators to replace power supplies and restore redundancy before the last power supply failure causes the entire system to fail.
Power Supply Redundancy
NOTE: The fields that are listed on this page cover possible configurations. Some fields may not be present on your system.
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Redundancy Status | Redundancy Status can be
Full or
Lost. All systems have n+1 power supplies, where n is the number of power supplies that are required for the system to work under fully loaded and stress conditions.
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Number of devices required for full redundancy | Your system has some power supplies that are defined for full redundancy. All systems have n+1 power supplies, where n is the number of power supplies that are required for the system to work under fully loaded and stress conditions. If the number of power supplies that are required for Full redundancy is three, redundancy is lost when one or two power supplies are working. |
Individual Power Supply Elements
Status | Power supply status is indicated by the status icon for components.
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Location | It displays the location where the power supply is installed. |
Type | Type of power that is supplied to the system. Type can be AC, DC, or from the voltage regulator module (VRM). |
Rated Input Wattage | It displays the input power rating for all power supplies on the system. |
Maximum Output Wattage | Maximum wattage that the power supply can deliver. |
Firmware Version | It indicates the firmware version of the individual power supply. |
Online Status | It indicates if the power supply is delivering power to the system (online) or whether the power supply is not supplying power (offline). |
Power Monitoring Capable | It displays Yes if the power supply has power monitoring capability and No otherwise. |
Power Supply And Power Redundancy Alert Management
Use this window to configure the alerts that you want to take effect in the event of a power supply warning, critical/failure, or loss of redundancy.
NOTE: Due to the limitations of the VMware ESXi operating system, the Setting Alert Actions feature is not available in this release of Server Administrator.
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System Tree selection | Tab | Subtab | User Privileges | |
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Power Supplies | Alert Management | Alert Actions | User, Power User, Administrator | Administrator |
Status Definitions For Power Supplies And Power Redundancy Units
Power Supply Warning | Indicates a power supply condition that should be addressed soon or at the next scheduled maintenance. |
Power Supply Critical | The power supply is operating outside of wattage limits. Take the power supply offline. |
Power System Redundancy Degraded | The number of operational supplies has fallen below the number that is required for full redundancy. |
Power System Redundancy Lost | The number of operational power supplies has fallen below the number that is required for partial redundancy (redundancy degraded). Only the minimum number of power supplies that are required by the system is operational. In the event that the nonredundant power supplies fail, no power is delivered to the system. |
Alert Actions For Power Supplies
To configure alert actions for power supplies, see Power Supply Alert Management.