Dell 2 Biscuit Joiner User Manual


 
the chassis that is below what would be required for full power allocation to the servers, or if insufficient
power is available in case higher power requirements by all servers in the chassis. If enough power
cannot be freed by reducing the allocated power of the low-priority servers, the new server is not
allowed to turn on.
This occurs if the administrator had configured power limit for the chassis lower than the full power
allocation to the servers or if insufficient power is available to servers requiring high power.
The following table provides the actions taken by CMC, when a new server is powered on in the scenario
described earlier.
Table 29. CMC Response When a Server Power-On is Attempted
Worst Case Power is
Available
CMC Response Server Power On
Yes No power conservation is required Allowed
No Perform power conservation:
Power required for new server is available
Power required for new server is not
available
Allowed
Not Allowed
If a PSU stops functioning, it results in a non-critical health state and a PSU failure event is generated. The
removal of a PSU results in a PSU removal event.
If either event results in a loss of redundancy, on the basis of power allocations, a loss of redundancy
event is generated.
If the subsequent power capacity or the user power capacity is greater than the server allocations, servers
have degraded performance or, in an extrement case, servers may be turned off. Both conditions are in
reverse-priority order; that is, the low-priority servers are turned off first.
The following table provides the firmware response to a PSU turnoff, or removal as it applies to various
PSU redundancy configurations.
Table 30. Chassis Impact from PSU Failure or Removal
PSU Configuration Dynamic PSU
Engagement
Firmware Response
Grid Redundancy Disabled CMC alerts you about loss of Grid redundancy.
Power Supply
Redundancy
Disabled CMC alerts you about loss of power supply redundancy.
Grid Redundancy Enabled CMC alerts you about loss of Grid Redundancy. PSUs in
standby mode (if any) are turned on to compensate for
power budget lost from the PSU failure or removal.
Power Supply
Redundancy
Enabled CMC alerts you of loss of Power Supply Redundancy.
PSUs in standby mode (if any) are turned on to
compensate for power budget lost from PSU failure or
removal.
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