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HP ProLiant Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility 

User Guide 

Abstract 

This guide is for HP ProLiant SL customers and Firmware installers. This guide describes chassis/rack architecture, power management, control 

utilities, and command and options descriptions for select HP ProLiant servers. 

 

 

Part Number: 583301-005 

March 2011 

Edition: 5 

Summary of Contents for ProLiant Power Interface Control Utility

Page 1: ...ract This guide is for HP ProLiant SL customers and Firmware installers This guide describes chassis rack architecture power management control utilities and command and options descriptions for select HP ProLiant servers Part Number 583301 005 March 2011 Edition 5 ...

Page 2: ...P products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Microsoft and Windows Server are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation ...

Page 3: ...p menu 6 Display chassis power level and configuration 6 Poll chassis power level 6 Verbose 6 Calibrate and display power limits 7 Set power configuration mode 7 HP ProLiant Power Interface Control PPIC Utility 9 Command line utility 9 Supported OSs 9 Synopsis 9 Options description 9 Select communication bus 9 Select output log filename 9 Configuration examples 9 ...

Page 4: ... Each 2U chassis consists of up to 4 nodes and up to 4 fans Each 4U chassis consists of up to 8 nodes and up to 8 fans Each chassis also contains an embedded microcontroller that provides power metering and throttling capabilities for the entire chassis Power Management Controller As depicted in the above diagram the embedded Power Management Controller is able to monitor power consumption for all...

Page 5: ...s the power reading calculated by the chassis Power Management Controller As with any measurement system variations in temperature input power and system loads will impact the accuracy of the power calculations All power reading displayed by this utility will have a 5 tolerance ...

Page 6: ...ill provide detailed information about the chassis power consumption Verbose v This command will only affect the output of Display chassis power level and configuration and Poll chassis power level Enabling verbose will provide detailed information about the chassis power consumption 1 Maximum Chassis Power Available AC the total power supply capacity available in the chassis 2 Total Chassis Power...

Page 7: ...r is required when setting Power Control Configuration to User Configurable Mode Configuration 0 No Redundancy Power throttling disabled 1 AC Redundancy with throttling Default mode This provides Maximum Performance with PS Redundancy Power control logic will only throttle the performance of each node in the case where the total power draw by the chassis attempts to exceed the power supply capacit...

Page 8: ...Power Control Configuration Level within the specified Power Capping Limit Range obtained in the step ppic s m3 lpower where power is the preferred set point in Watts AC 4 Verify the chassis power level and configuration enabling verbose mode ppic d v 5 Monitor chassis power is within 5 of desired power level set point ppic p f1 t10 NOTE When Power Control Configuration Mode is set to User Configu...

Page 9: ...ptions description These options need to be specified with a valid command to be processed Select communication bus bbus This option allows overriding the default communication bus to the Power Management Controller Changing the default communication bus might prevent PPIC from working properly Select output log filename ofilename log This option allows overriding the output filename where filenam...

Page 10: ...HP ProLiant Power Interface Control PPIC Utility 10 Set Power Configuration Mode to AC Redundancy with throttling Default Mode and store output in config log ppic s m1 oconfig log ...

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