Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator

Power Consumption Information

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.

User Privileges

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

Power Consumption

Status Indicates the status of the power consumption reading based on the warning and failure thresholds. Can be any of the following:
  • OKOK is symbolized by a green check mark and indicates that the reading is below the warning threshold.
  • WarningWarning 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.
  • CriticalCritical is symbolized by a red cross mark and indicates that the reading has crossed the failure threshold.
Probe Name Probe name for the power consumed by the system. Click the probe name to set the threshold values. For information on setting the threshold values, see Edit Power Consumption Probes.
NOTE: You can set the threshold values only on Rack or Tower systems.
Reading Value (in watt and BTU/hr) of the total power consumed by the number of power supplies (AC) present in the system.
Warning Threshold 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.
Failure Threshold Displays the highest acceptable power consumption (in watt and BTU/hr) required for system operation. Power consumption that exceeds this value results in critical/failure events.

Power Headroom

NOTE: This section is present only on Rack or Tower systems.

The Power Headroom section displays the system instantaneous and peak headroom values in BTU/hr and watt.

System Instantaneous Headroom Displays System Instantaneous Headroom in watt and BTU/hr. This is the theoretical maximum power drawn by the power supply minus instantaneous power draw.
System Peak Headroom Displays System Peak Headroom in watt and BTU/hr. This is the theoretical maximum power drawn by the power supply minus peak power draw.

Amperage

NOTE: This section is present only on Rack or Tower systems.

The Amperage section displays the instantaneous power consumption in amperage for the power supply sensors present on the system. For information on 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.
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.