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HP Insight Controlpower management User GuideHP Part Number: 504591-001Published: January 2010Edition: 1

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2 Key conceptsData centers, racks, and power delivery devicesData centersHP Insight Control power management enables you to define the data center phy

Power delivery hierarchyPower is provided through a set of power delivery devices. Insight Control power management representsplaces that can be monit

• Rack PDU: Rack Power Distribution Unit - This represents the input power and multiple outputs to loadsegments.• Load Segment: This represents each o

• Line Voltage: The line voltage of the data center that is delivered to the observed device. The LineVoltage is shown in Volts and used to provide tr

reduced, the consumption must be adjusted to match the change. Some examples of sudden capacityreduction include loss of external power, chiller failu

or by configuring HP Systems Insight Manager system-specific credentials. If no valid credentials are available,power management will additionally att

Power RegulatorHP Power Regulator for ProLiantHP Power Regulator for ProLiant is a hardware feature that enables ProLiant servers to control performan

• HP Dynamic Power Savings Mode. Allows the system to dynamically change processor p-states whenneeded based on current operating conditions. The impl

the system shifts into the highest processor p-state and the power consumption for 90% and 100% workload,and matches the power consumption in HP Stati

© Copyright 2004 - 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Legal NoticesConfidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for posse

Insight Control power management to avoid or even delay new data center expansion can save your companythousands of dollars. Insight Control power man

3 Basic proceduresGetting startedIMPORTANT: The following steps assume HP Systems Insight Manager (Systems Insight Manager) is installedon theCentral

NOTE: c-Class enclosures and PDUs do not require an Insight Control license to enable the powermanagement application.5. Using Insight managed system

3. In the Specify a key string field, enter the license key that you purchased or obtained from the InsightSoftware DVD and click Open. The system is

Go toToReports→Power Management→Display Power/ThermalData...View reportsReports→Power Management→Export ReportExport reportsPower/Thermal tab > Pow

kilowatt-hours used by the system to obtain the cooling kilowatt-hours that are used in the Analysissection of graphs that display power consumption.•

SSH credentials configured in Systems Insight Manager. If this fails, power management uses the Sign-incredentials of Systems Insight Manager.7. Defau

• Define Power Delivery Device... (Power Delivery tab only): Enables you to define a power deliverydevice that describes the power feed or branch circ

• Cap Headroom (Watts): The spare cap capacity that is identified from the difference of peak powerconsumption and power cap values. This helps to ide

• Orientation (front): The front of a rack facing a particular direction. The direction could be North,South, East, or West. By convention, power mana

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available systems/devices in the rack. Click the required checkbox on Side A and Side B for a particularsystem/device to supply power and monitor the

• Power Feed• Rack PDUFor more information on the type of power delivery device, see Power delivery hierarchy.3. Enter a brief description for this po

Insight Manager discoverable IP address. For all discoverable devices, the properties are included/configuredduring discovery through Systems Insight

4. Use the Rack/Power Editor to connect the power consumers to the power delivery devices providingpower to them.a. If the power is delivered from mon

The name of the rack, height of the rack, and the direction of the rack information are displayed in the RackName, Height (U slots), and Orientation (

NOTE: IfIntegrated Lights-Out(iLO) was recently licensed, data is minimal because data was notcollected before iLO Advanced was licensed. The minimum

NOTE: Changing the HP Power Regulator mode may result in a small change in the system minimumpower draw. This will be detected the next time the syste

• The closer the entered value is to the Minimum Power the more likely that your system(s) performancewill be impacted.• With enclosures, you can set

When viewing the group portion of the table as seen in the image above, the Power Cap value (if supported)is allocated only to the Power Cap supported

a set number of times. Periodic scheduling allows time filters to be applied. These filters specifythe hours of the day when a scheduled task can oper

Displaying the next page of data...35Configuring/C

5. Under Select data range, select one of the following:• Most recent. Select a value from the list.• Use this range. Select the date and time for the

Using the Data Center Power Control Rules page, you can define, edit, delete, and simulate the executionof rules. Each rule corresponds to a button on

7. Click New Step to add a new step with action for the rule. The New step section appears at the bottomof the New Rule section of the Power Control R

Table 3-2 ActionOptionsParameterFor Action• Graceful: Select this to cleanly shutdown applications on the system beforethe system shuts down. This tak

10. Add one or more filters for the Act on systems field. The filters information is detailed as:Table 3-3 Act on systemsDescriptionFiltersSelects sys

To edit a rule, perform the following:1. From the Data Center Power Control Rules page, select a rule within a group and click Edit. The EditRule sect

Simulating the ruleYou can simulate a rule to validate all the information and check licensing and connectivity to all the targetsystems without actua

• Task Name This field displays the name of the task that was executed.• Tool This field displays the name of the tool that was used.• Owner This fiel

1. From HP Systems Insight Manager console, select Configure→Managed System Setup Wizard.2. Select the target servers to configure and click Apply. Th

4 Managing power and cooling facilities in your data centerTask: Importing power configuration from external databasesHP Insight Control power managem

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4. Verify the bnb2ipm.xls file for any errors, duplication of entries, or missing information using thecommand:ipmtab2txt bnb2ipm.xls > /dev/nullFo

Step 3: Finding thermal hot-spots in your data centerInsight Control power management provides detailed monitoring data, which you can use in differen

to your IT systems. For information on manually configuring the devices, see Describing Power DeliveryHierarchy.3. After completing the initial config

4. You will now analyze the power requirements for the combination of systems selected based on powerconsumption history. It is a best practice that y

Task: Validating delivery of redundant power to systemsAfter configuring the systems and devices, the Power Delivery tab in the Power/Thermal Analysis

Various HP ProLiant servers support power capping (which limits the thermal output), and Dynamic PowerCapping (which limits the electrical power consu

If the power requirements for the system slightly exceed the power or thermal capacity within the chosenrack, you can configure power capping to this

For more information on changing HP Systems Insight Manager collections, seeChapter 17 Collections inHP Systems Insight ManagerinHP Systems Insight Ma

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Support and other resourcesInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:• Soft

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HP authorized resellersFor the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller, see the following sources:• In the United States, see the HP U.S. service l

Typographic conventionsThis document uses the following typographical conventions:Book titleThe title of a book. On the web, this can be a hyperlink t

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A Command referencePower Management commandsThis reference section contains detailed descriptions of the Insight Control power management commands.• i

the flow of current from the panels to the device. Defining the nodes and relationships well is essential toproper data center design, growth, analysi

The following attributes are recognized in specific formats only.FORMATSTYPENAMETAB, textStringCircuitNameAll but XMLStringDeviceNameTAB, textStringDe

Hauteur: StartIf a non-administrator wishes to create a personal alias file, set and export the shell variable IPMALIASFILEto the alternate file name.

DIAGNOSTICSipmexport displays error messages in stderr for any of the following conditions:+ Machine run on is not an active HPSIM CMS.+ User has no H

reason is a typographical error in the text file, such as "o" instead of zero in a name, or the device may begone permanently. Remove errone

SYNOPSISipmtab2txt input_file_nameDESCRIPTIONThe purpose of this tool is to convert a spreadsheet tabular representation of data center topology gener

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--+------------------------+------------+--------------+-------- 3|northamerica | 42 | 1 |--+------------------------+--

Any user with file permissions can read a spreadsheet or text file. The common attribute:value text format isdescribed in ipm.1m in detail.EXAMPLESSee

The conversion process can vary by site depending on the input spreadsheet style. The only requirementsare for the DatacentreID:string in the first at

17| U4 | |--+------------------------+ +18| U3 |

RowNumber:1 RackName:southamerica, PositionRow:8, rackHeight:48 DeviceName:ecuador, StartU:17, HeightU:4 DeviceName:bolivia, StartU:1

DeviceName:peru, StartU:5, HeightU:2This is a sample XML input:<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><node-l

ipmtxt2xml(1M)NAMEipmtxt2xml - Insight Control Power Management text to XML conversion toolSYNOPSISipmtxt2xml input_text_fileDESCRIPTIONThe purpose of

RETURN VALUESThe ipmtxt2xml command returns exit status based on the success or failure of the operation.0 No errors.1 Errors in the command-line argu

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B TroubleshootingInsight Control power management fails to show the Power graph and I receive the message Insight Controlpower management could not co

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If you select enclosures, licensed servers, and unlicensed servers to license the unlicensed servers and generatepower management reports, the selecte

Glossaryadministrativerights userA user who is authorized for the All Tools toolbox on all systems, including the CentralManagement Server. This type

IntegratedLights-Out (iLO)Basic system management functions, diagnostics, and essential Lights-Out functionality are includedas core components of Int

NOTE: Dynamic power caps are only set when an enclosure is selected. Selecting all theblades in an enclosure results in a static group cap.power deliv

Web-BasedEnterpriseThis industry initiative provides management of systems, networks, users, and applications acrossmultiple vendor environments. WBEM

IndexAalertsconfigure, schedule, and receive, 38Ccommand line toolsipm(1M), 63ipmexport(1M), 66ipmimport(1M), 67ipmtab2txt(1M), 68ipmtxt2tab(1M), 70ip

Ppower and heat options, 24power consumption savings, 18cooling, 19power delivery devicesdefine, 30power delivery hierarchydescribe, 32power savings,

1 IntroductionOverviewHP Insight Control power management (power management) is a component of HP Insight Control to workon Windows and Linux, and HP-