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Power, Thermal, and Acoustics
The lower overall system-level power draw is a result of the breakthrough system design developed by Dell EMC. The system aims to
maximize performance per watt through a combination of energy efficient technologies, optimized thermal designs and intelligent fan
control algorithms. The system fan control algorithms use an extensive array of sensors that automatically monitor power and
thermal activity to minimize fan speeds based on system cooling requirements, reducing the power required for cooling.
Power consumption and energy efficiency
With the rise in the cost of energy coupled with increasing data center density, Dell EMC provides tools and technologies to help you
realize greater performance with lower energy cost and wastage. More efficient data center usage can reduce costs by slowing the
need for additional data center space. The following table lists the tools and technologies that Dell EMC offers to help you achieve
your data center goals by lowering power consumption and increasing energy efficiency.
Table 13. Power tools and technologies
Feature
Description
Power supply units (PSU) portfolio
PSU portfolio includes intelligent features such as dynamically optimizing efficiency
while maintaining availability and redundancy. For more information, see the
Power
supply units
section.
Tools for right-sizing
Enterprise Infrastructure Planning Tool (EIPT) is a tool that helps you plan and tune
your computer and infrastructure equipment for maximum efficiency by calculating
hardware power consumption, power infrastructure and storage. Learn more at
Dell.com/calc.
Power monitoring accuracy
PSU power monitoring improvements include:
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Power monitoring accuracy of 1%, whereas the industry standard is 5%
•
More accurate reporting of power
•
Better performance under a power cap
Power capping
Use Dell EMC systems management tools such as OpenManage Power Center and
iDRAC9 with an Enterprise license can be used to set a power limit for your server. This
limits the output of a PSU and reduce system power consumption and help in
constrained power situations.
Systems management
The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9) with Lifecycle Controller is
embedded within every Dell EMC PowerEdge™ server and provides functionality that
helps IT administrators deploy, update, monitor, and maintain servers with no need for
any additional software to be installed. iDRAC functions regardless of operating system
or hypervisor presence because from a pre-OS or bare-metal state, iDRAC is ready to
work because it is embedded within each server from the factory.
Active power management
Dell EMC offers a complete power management solution accessed through the iDRAC9
with Enterprise licensing and OpenManage Power Center to implement policy-based
management of power and thermal levels at the individual system, rack, or data center
level. Hot spares reduce power consumption of redundant power supplies. Thermal
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