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Creating a policy for a device

On the ‘Datacenter Management’ page, select a device and click ‘Add’ in the ‘Policies’ tab.

In the popup dialog, specify the policy name and select the policy type from the drop-down list:

  • If you choose ‘Custom Power Limit’, Energy Manager will generate an alert when the actual power consumption is higher than the threshold you configured.

  • If you choose ‘Minimum Power’, Energy Manager throttles the device power to the minimum (so you do not need to specify a threshold).

  • Navigate to the ‘Schedule’ tab to schedule the policy, and then click OK.

You may check the policy in the ‘Policies’ tab or on the ‘Policies’ page.

Note
‘Reserve Budget’ is used for devices without power capping capability and is discounted from the power cap.
Note
Based on the system design, High-Density nodes (e.g., SD650 V3 / SD665 V3) do not have power capping capability. In case power capping is desired, it is suggested to add the corresponding enclosure (e.g., ThinkSystem DW612 / DW612S Neptune DWC Enclosure) in LXEM. The power capping capability can be exposed at enclosure level.