Setting the power capping

The following procedure describes how to set a maximum power capping value for the Lenovo servers.

Before you begin

Before setting a maximum power capping value, ensure that:

• The target server has power capping functions.

• User Access Control (UAC) is shut down on the target server.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Operations Manager console.
2. In the left navigation pane, click Monitoring > Lenovo Hardware > Windows on Lenovo servers, and click the Windows on Lenovo servers view.
3. Select the server that you want to set the power capping value.
   Note

   You can view the current power capping values of CappingCapable, CappingEnabled, PowerMax, PowerMin, and PowerCap of a server in Detail View.
4. Click (Lenovo) Set Power Capping in the Task pane on the right. The Run the task on these targets pane is displayed.
5. Input a new power capping value and click Override.
6. Click Run. The task status window opens and indicates whether the value is overridden.