HP OneView manual Managing power and temperature, About power delivery devices

19 Managing power and temperature

You can manage the power and temperature of your IT hardware using the appliance.

19.1 Managing power

To manage power, you describe your power delivery devices to the appliance using the Power Delivery Devices screen or the REST APIs. The appliance discovers HP Intelligent Power Delivery Devices (iPDUs) and their connections automatically.

UI screens and REST API resources

UI screen	REST API resource
Power Delivery Devices	power-devices
REST API only	enclosures (power capacity)
REST API only	server-hardware (power capacity)

19.1.1Roles

•Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator

19.1.2Tasks

The appliance online help provides information about using the UI and REST APIs to:

•Add a power delivery device.

•Add a power connection.

•Filter power delivery devices.

•View last 5 minutes of power consumption for an iPDU.

•View last 24 hours of power consumption for an iPDU.

•Edit the properties of a power delivery device.

•Power on or off the locator light for a power delivery device.

•Power down a power delivery device.

•Remove a power delivery device.

•Resolve connectivity issues between an iPDU and the appliance.

•Add an iPDU currently being managed by another management system.

•View power utilization statistics.

•Update enclosure power capacity settings (REST API only).

•Update server hardware power capacity settings (REST API only).

19.1.3About power delivery devices

Power delivery devices provide power to IT hardware. A typical power topology in a data center includes power delivery devices such as power feeds, breaker panels, branch circuits, and power distribution units (PDUs), as well as the load segments, outlet bars, and outlet components of these devices. Adding your power delivery devices to the appliance enables power management using thermal limits, rated capacity, and derated capacity.

The Power Delivery Devices screen describes two classes of devices:

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