Acer AB460 F1 User Manual - Page 46

26 2 Chassis Enclosure Monitoring Functions Used in conjunction with Acer Smart Blade Manager or Acer Smart Blade Console, the CMM module can monitor and provide information on the hardware health of the blade modules and the system as a whole. In addition to the monitoring functions, you can remotely power on, power off or reboot a system. Health information includes: • Temperature levels • Fan speeds • Voltage levels • Power status Power Consumption Management The CMM module's firmware can also control all power on/off activity in the whole blade system. This is done by using the Power button, onboard BMC or from any other use of remote management software. Once a blade module is installed in the enclosure the installed CMM immediately receives information on the rated Max Power Consumption value of the new blade module. The CMM then calculates whether there is enough power for this new blade module by comparing the Max Power Consumption value of the new blade module with the calculated Remaining Power value of the system. If there is enough power, the CMM will power on the blade. However if there is not enough power in the blade system, then the new blade module is not powered on and the front panel LED on the enclosure will blink. After the blade is powered on, the CMM then collects the actual power consumption of this individual blade and updates the calculated Remaining Power value for the system. The CMM also reserves power for all the networking and chassis management modules installed on the system. Note: Blade modules with onboard BMC in them provide individual IPMI for each blade unit. It communicates with Acer Smart Blade Manager or Acer Smart Blade Console.