Hitachi Compute Blade 2000 User Manual page 1796

 Notes on settings
To use power capping, you must enter settings on the EFI Setup screen and on the
Management Module's system Web console. Once entered, do not change the
settings while power capping is enabled.
(1) Setting on the EFI setup screen
On the EFI Setup screen, enable the CPU's EIST functionality. For details, see
"EFI Setup Screen". On the Advanced menu, select "CPU Configuration". On
the displayed sub-menu, select "EIST" and set "Enabled".
(2) Settings on the management module's system web console
Set up the power capping feature on the "Power Control Settings List View" of
the Management Module's system Web console.
# Setup Item
1 Power capping
enable/disable
2 Power cap
3 Control mode
(*1)
4 Exception
processing
(*1) When you select static control mode for high performance server blades, a warning to
show "not supported".
For details about how to set the power capping feature, see "Power Control Settings
List View" in Chapter 6. Alternatively, for the procedure in command mode, see
"PSV Command" in Chapter 6.
Power capping is set on a partition basis.
When a server blade defined in a partition is replaced,

the power capping settings are inherited by the
replacement server blade.
Power capping settings are not transferred from the

active partition to the standby partition in an N+M cold
standby configuration. If you want the power capping
settings to be inherited by the standby partition when
switched in, you must enter the same settings on both
the active and standby partitions.
Required Setting for Power Capping
Enabled
Any value. The specifiable range will
differ for each server blade
configuration.
Select "Static" for static control mode.
Select "Dynamic" for dynamic control
mode.
Set the server blade's behavior when
the power consumption within a defined
period exceeds a user-specified value.
1． Log a fault (SEL).
-> Warning
2． Log a fault (SEL) and set the CPU
duty cycle to 12.5%.
-> Warning & CPU duty cycle 12.5%
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Default
Disabled
Not set
Static
Warning & CPU duty
cycle 12.5%