Acer Veriton P330 F2 Smart Server Manager Best Practice Guide - Page 33

Smart Server Manager v1.2 - Best Practices Firmware update supported systems ASSM FW Update Manager v1.0 Server model AT110 F2 AT310 F2 AR320 F2 AT150 F2 AR160 F2 AR180 F2 AT350 F2 AR360 F2 AR380 F2 AT115 F1 AT310 F1 AR320 F1 AT150 F1 AR160 F1 AR180 F1 AR350 F1 AR360 F1 AR380 F1 AR385 F1 AR585 F1 AW170h/ht F1 AW175h F1 AB2x280 F1 AB460 F1 BIOS Update *N Y Y In Planning In Planning In Planning Y Y Y N N N In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning N In Planning N N IPMI FW Update *N Y Y In Planning In Planning In Planning Y Y Y N N N In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning In Planning N In Planning N N BIOS Setting Deployment *N Y Y In Planning In Planning In Planning Y Y Y N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N Additional power capping enablement and use Acer Smart Server Manager v1.2 extensions also include the optional power management extension for data centers and enterprise users seeking to reap cost savings possible from power capping. Power capping allows users to fix a maximum power usage for a given group of servers to ensure they throttle themselves so as not to exceed the set power limit. This can be useful for virtualized environments or for server farms that are running 24/7 but only require basic functionality - i.e. web servers, file and print, storage and/or email servers. In such a case the admin can save the company money by preventing the rare power spike to waste energy resources fulfilling unnecessary tasks. To enable this feature in SSM v1.2 the admin will need to purchase additional licenses via the online website reached via the add extension tab. . Once purchased and installed the admin can begin to set up the power management extension. First ensure that the necessary accounts are granted access and use IPMI 2.0 for control. 33