Dynamic Power Capping TCO and Best
Practices White Paper
Executive Summary
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Introduction
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Poor Power Planning Results in Trapped Power Capacity
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Thermal Logic and Dynamic Power Capping Reclaim Trapped Power Capacity
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At the Rack Level
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At Blade Enclosure Level
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The results of the data-gathering exercise appear in the following section
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Case 1.
HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server
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Case 2.
HP ProLiant BL460c G1 and G5 Servers
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Best Practices for Implementing Dynamic Power Capping
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Setting Dynamic Power Caps for rack-mount servers
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Setting Dynamic Power Cap with HP BladeSystem infrastructure
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Conclusion
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Appendix:
TCO Test Configurations and Supported Servers
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Test Configuration 1—HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Server
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Test Configuration 2—HP ProLiant BL460c G1 Server
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Test Configuration 3—HP ProLiant BL460c G5 Server
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Supported Servers and Enclosures
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For more information
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Feedback
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