Ibm Systems Director Active Energy Manager - IBM z13s Technical Manual

The Monitors Dashboard of the HMC enables you to display power and other environmental
data. It also enables you to start a Dashboard Histogram Display, where you can trend a
particular value of interest, such as the power consumption of a blade or the ambient
temperature of a CPC.

10.4.4 IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager

IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager is an energy management solution building
block that returns true control of energy costs to the customer. Active Energy Manager is an
industry-leading cornerstone of the IBM energy management framework.
Active Energy Manager Version 4.4 is a plug-in to IBM Systems Director Version 6.2.1 and is
available for installation on Linux on z Systems. It can also run on Windows, Linux on IBM
System x, and AIX and Linux on IBM Power Systems™. For more information, see
Implementing IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager 4.1.1, SG24-7780. Version 4.4
supports IBM z13s servers and their optional attached zBX.
Use Active Energy Manager to monitor the power and environmental values of resources, for
z Systems servers and other IBM products, such as IBM Power Systems, IBM System x, or
devices and hardware that are acquired from another vendor. You can view historical trend
data for resources, calculate energy costs and savings, view properties and settings for
resources, and view active energy-related events.
Active Energy Manager does not directly connect to the z Systems servers, but it attaches
through a LAN connection to the HMC. See 11.3, "HMC and SE connectivity" on page 398.
Active Energy Manager discovers the HMC managing the server by using a discovery profile
that specifies the HMC's IP address and the SNMP credentials for that z Systems HMC. As
the system is discovered, the z Systems servers that are managed by the HMC are also
discovered.
Active Energy Manager is a management software tool that can provide a single view of the
actual power usage across multiple platforms, as opposed to the benchmarked or rated
power consumption. It can effectively monitor and control power in the data center at the
system, chassis, or rack level. By enabling these power management technologies, data
center managers can more effectively manage the power of their systems while lowering the
cost of computing.
The following data is available through Active Energy Manager:
System name, machine type, model, serial number, and firmware level of the z Systems
servers and optional zBX.
Ambient temperature.
Exhaust temperature.
Average power usage.
Peak power usage.
Limited status and configuration information. This information helps to explain the changes
to the power consumption, which are called
– Changes in fan speed
– Changes between power-off, power-on, and IML-complete states
– CBU records expirations
events
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