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Power Feed

Rack PDU

For more information on the type of power delivery device, see

Power delivery hierarchy

.

3.

Enter a brief description for this power delivery device in the Description field.

4.

(Required) Enter the available power that the power deliver device can provide in the Rated Capacity
field. Use the units selector to choose whether the input value is specified as Amps or Watts. If specified
as Watts the conversion will be provided using the Line Voltage specified below.

5.

The maximum continuous load allowed for this power delivery device is specified through the Derated
Capacity

field. By default, the Derated Capacity is calculated from the Default Derating Percentage as

specified in the Insight Control power management Options page. To specify a derating other than the
default, click the “Override default derating” check-box to enable you to enter a value. Use the units
selector to choose whether the input value is specified as Amps or Watts. If specified as Watts the
conversion will be provided using the Line Voltage specified below.

6.

Enter the desired usage limit value for the power delivery device in the Allowed Power Limit field.
This is an optional field. You may specify the value only if there is an artificial constraint that prevents
you consuming the complete derated power capacity. Use the units selector to choose whether the input
value is specified as Amps or Watts. If specified as Watts the conversion will be provided using the
Line Voltage specified below.

7.

(Required) Enter the line voltage for the device in the Line Voltage (Volts) field. By default, this value
will be populated from the value configured in the Insight Control power management Options page.
If the device input is for 3-phase power, specify the phase type to enable power management to provide
the proper total power in Watts provided by the device.

8.

Enter the string value to indicate the power feeds in the Feed Identifier field. For example, the value
could be A, B, A13, B19, etc., This value is for your reference only.

9.

Enter a value to specify the number of connections that can be made to this power delivery device in
the Power Outputs field. If you omit this value, power management will allow any number of connections
to be made to the device.

10. Select the allowable type of power delivery device based on the type that is being defined in the

Allowable Power Connections

field. The available options are:

Any

Branch Circuit

Breaker Panel

Load Segment

Outlet Bar

Outlet

Power Feed

Rack PDU

11. Click

to select a power delivery device that can provide power to this system for the Powered By

field. You can select a power delivery device type from the Show filed to sort the list based on your
requirement. You can also enter the name of the power delivery device in the Filter field to sort the list.

12. Select a power delivery device from the list and click Select. To remove a device specified as Powered

By, click the

and click None.

13. Click Ok to save the changes. Or, click Cancel to discard the changes.

After the power device is created through this page, this power delivery device is listed under the All Data
Centers and All Power Delivery Devices collections, Insight Control power management Power/Thermal
Analysis page, and Power Delivery Devices pane of the Define rack page.

Defining a undiscoverable system

HP Insight Control power management enables you to add and monitor the unmanaged and undiscovered
systems, such as a server, enclosure, or PDU, that takes up a U slot in the rack, but does not have Systems

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