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Power control and capping on Dell servers using RACADM

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By Jonas Werner
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RACADM:
Usage: SSH -> racadm ->
Get current value: getconfig -g -o Set a value: config -g -o <new\_value> Do “help” to get list of groups. Do “help ” to get objects for a particular group.

Get current draw:
racadm getconfig -g cfgServerPower -o cfgServerActualPowerConsumption
108 W | 369 Btu/hr

Enable power capping:
racadm config -g cfgServerPower -o cfgServerPowerCapEnable 1
Object value modified successfully

Set cap:
racadm config -g cfgServerPower -o cfgServerPowerCapWatts 400
Object value modified successfully

Verify:
racadm getconfig -g cfgServerPower -o cfgServerPowerCapWatts
400 W

Get total kVh:
racadm getconfig -g cfgServerPower -o cfgServerCumulativePowerConsumption
292.370 KWh | 997859 Btu

Misc, Racadm, Tech
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