Configuring A Power Cap; Setting The Chassis Power Cap Mode With The Ppic Utility; Setting The Chassis Power Cap Mode With Hpe Apm - HPE Apollo 4530 Gen9 Setup And Installation Manual

Configuring a power cap

To configure power capping, you can use the following utilities:
• HPE ProLiant Power Interface Control Utility
PPIC is a standalone utility that runs on a single server within the enclosure. For more information, see
the ProLiant Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.
• Apollo Platform Manager
HPE APM is a rack level device that can control power caps for all enclosures in the rack. For more
information, see the HPE Apollo Platform Manager User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.

Setting the chassis power cap mode with the PPIC utility

1. Download and install the ProLiant Power Interface Control Utility from the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website.
2. Log in to the server, and then run the PPIC utility.
3. To set the power capacity mode, perform one of the following steps:
• To set mode 0, 1, and 2, enter the following command at the prompt:
-s -mmode
The following example sets the power capacity to mode 0:
-s -m0
• To set mode 3, enter the following command at the prompt:
-s -mmode -lpower
The following example sets the power capacity to mode 3 with a 1500W maximum power limit:
-s -m3 -l1500
Power capping modes show the valid values for mode. Power is required when setting Power Control
Configuration to User Configurable.
For more information, see the ProLiant Power Interface Control (PPIC) Utility User Guide on the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise website.

Setting the chassis power cap mode with HPE APM

1. Log in to APM:
a. When the system boots, a Login prompt appears.
b. At the prompt, enter Administrator.
2. Before setting the power cap, enter the following command to review the power baseline:>show
power baseline
The information displayed provides the minimum cap value, the maximum cap value, and the chassis
that meet the requirements for power capping.
3. To set the power cap for eligible chassis connected to the APM, enter the following command at the
prompt:>SET POWER CAP<wattage>|NONE[zone_name]
44 Cabling and powering up the chassis