Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

External Chassis Power Supply Information

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.

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User Privileges

Table 1. User Privileges
Selection View Manage
External Chassis Power Supply Information User, Power User, Administrator Not Applicable
NOTE: For more details on user privilege levels, see Privilege Levels In The Server Administrator GUI

Power Supply Redundancy

Redundancy Status Redundancy Status can be Full or Lost. Currently, 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 in a system that is required for full redundancy is three:
  • Redundancy status is Full when three power supplies are working. Full redundancy is defined by system specification.
  • Redundancy Status is Lost with a status of Noncritical when two power supplies are working. Lost redundancy means that there are no backup power supplies available to take over for the minimum number required, but at least one power supply is working.
  • Redundancy Status is Lost with a status of Critical when only one power supply is working.
Number of Devices Required for Full Redundancy Your system has a number of power supplies defined for full redundancy. Currently, 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 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. OK indicates that a component is healthy (OK.) Noncritical indicates that a component has a warning (noncritical) condition and requires prompt attention. Failure indicates that a component has a critical/failure condition and requires immediate attention. Unknown indicates that the health status of an element is unknown.
Location Place in the system where the power supply is installed.
Type Whether the power that is supplied to the system is AC or DC.
Max Wattage Maximum wattage that the power supply can deliver.
Online Status Whether the power supply is currently delivering power to the system (online) or whether the power supply is not supplying power (offline.)

Example online status values for a power supply in normal condition are: AC Power on, AC Power Switch on, PS OK, PS On, PS Fan OK

Example online status values for a power supply in critical condition are: AC Power off, AC Power Switch on, PS Failure, PS Off, PS Fan Failure