Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe Equipment tab.
Step 2 Onthe Equipment tab, click the Equipment node.
Step 3 Inthe Work pane, click the Policies tab.
Step 4 Clickthe Power Groups subtab.
Step 5 Onthe icon bar tothe right of thetable, click +.
Ifthe +icon isdisabled, click an entryin thetable to enable it.
Step 6 Onthe first page of theCreate Power Group wizard, complete the following fields:
a) Enter a unique name and description for the power group.
Thisname can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special
charactersother than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name
afterthe object has beensaved.
b) Click Next.
Step 7 Onthe Add ChassisMembers page of theCreate Power Group wizard, do the following:
a) In the Chassis table, choose one or more chassis to include in the power group.
b) Click the >> button to add the chassis to the Selected Chassis table that displays all chassis included in
thepower group.
Youcan use the << button to remove one or more chassis from the power group.
c) Click Next.
Step 8 Onthe Power GroupAttributes page of the Create Power Group wizard, do the following:
a) Complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
Themaximum peak power (in watts) available to the power group.
Enteran integer between 0 and 10000000.
PowerCap field
Thiscan be one of the following:
•Chassis—CiscoUCS monitors power usage andchanges the
bladeallocations as requiredto maximizepower utilization.
•None—Bladeallocations are not adjusted dynamically.
EnableDynamic Reallocation
field
b) Click Finish.
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Configuring Policy-Driven Chassis Group Power Capping