Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

Edit Power Consumption Probes

Use this window to edit warning thresholds for your system's power consumption. All values are measured in Watts.

NOTE: This help page may include information about features not supported by your system. Server Administrator only displays the features that are supported on your system.

User Privileges

Table 1. User Privileges
Selection View Data Configure Thresholds
Power Consumption Power User, Administrator Power User, Administrator
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI.

Edit Power Consumption Probes

NOTE: When assigning probe threshold values, Server Administrator rounds the values you enter to the closest assignable value.
NOTE: When the power threshold value (in watts) is set, then the passed value may differ from the set value. For example, if you set the warning threshold to 1000 watts, this value is stored as 994 watts.
Status Indicates whether the event type for this probe is Normal/OK, Warning/Noncritical, or Critical/Failure.
Reading Displays a snapshot of the power consumption measured by the probe at a given time.
Failure Threshold Displays the highest acceptable power consumption required for system operation. Power consumption that exceeds this value results in critical/failure events.

Threshold Settings

Set to Default Sets the power consumption value for a warning event at the default value.
NOTE: Systems that contain embedded systems management (ESM3) capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold default values.
Set to Value Allows power users and administrators to specify a power consumption value that can trigger a warning event. If you select this option, you will be able to enter values in either of the edit boxes. If you enter a value in one box, the value in the other box will get updated. For example, if you enter a value in the edit box for watt, the BTU/hr value is displayed in the BTU/hr edit box.
NOTE: You can set threshold values for an external chassis to whole numbers only. If you attempt to set the threshold value to a number that contains a decimal, only the whole number before the decimal place is saved as the threshold setting.
Warning Threshold Displays the acceptable power consumption value recommended for this system. Power consumption that exceeds this value results in warning events.

Set Alert Actions

For information on how to set alert actions, 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.
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.