HP ProLiant SL165s HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide
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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 - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 2
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 - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 3
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 - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 4
New chassis/rack architecture The new line of HP ProLiant s6500 Scalable Server, HP ProLiant DL1000/DL2000 Multi-Node Server, and HP ProLiant SL6000 Scalable Servers implement entirely new chassis/ rack architecture in the industry standard server market space, producing the most power efficient and - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 5
Power Measurement Power Measurement This utility displays 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 - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 6
Commands description PPIC can only process one command at a time. Help menu -h: This command will display a summary of supported commands and options. Display chassis power level and configuration -d: This command will display the instantaneous power reading for the entire chassis: 1. Total Chassis - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 7
7. Set Power Configuration Mode for more information. Calibrate and display power limits -c: This command will force the system to idle state to get the lowest possible power configuration. Once the value has been obtained the system will display the updated information: 1. Maximum Chassis Power - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 8
Mode Configuration below or within 20% of the minimum power value obtained during system calibration. Recommended steps to properly define the Power Control Configuration level for User Configurable (3) mode: 1. Run the target system (all nodes in chassis) at the production level load. 2. Calibrate - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 9
ProLiant Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility Command line utility HP provides a simple command line utility, called PPIC, for monitoring and configuring the power control configuration of the SL product lines. The PPIC utility must only be executed through one server node per chassis. Supported - HP ProLiant SL165s | HP Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide - Page 10
Set Power Configuration Mode to AC Redundancy with throttling (Default Mode) and store output in config.log ppic -s -m1 -oconfig.log HP ProLiant Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility 10
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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