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Setting redundant power supply mode – HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface User Manual

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for Dynamic Power Savings Mode, this option has no impact to system operation. Configure this
option only if the HP Power Profile is set to Custom.

To set the Collaborative Power Control:
1.

From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration

→BIOS/Platform Configuration

(RBSU)

→Power Management→Advanced Power Options→Collaborative Power Control and

press Enter.

2.

Select one of the following options:

Enabled (default)

Disabled

3.

Press F10 to save your selection.

Figure 44 Advanced Power Management — Collaborative Power Control screen

Setting Redundant Power Supply Mode

Configure how the system handles redundant power supply configurations.

To set redundant power supply mode:
1.

From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration

→BIOS/Platform Configuration

(RBSU)

→Power Management→Advanced Power Options→Redundant Power Supply Mode

and press Enter.

2.

Select one of the following options:

Balanced Mode (default)—Shares the power delivery equally between all installed power
supplies.

All High Efficiency Mode—Configures the most power-efficient operation with redundant
power supplies by keeping half of the power supplies in standby mode at lower usage
levels.

High Efficiency Mode—Selects which power supply is to be placed in standby. The system
automatically chooses between the odd or even power supply based on the server’s serial
number to achieve a semi-random distribution within a group of systems.

3.

Press F10 to save your selection.

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Accessing the System Configuration Menu

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