Oracle^® ILOM Getting Started Guide Firmware Release 3.2.x

Set SPARC Power Management Policy

Before You Begin

• The disabled power policy enables the SPARC server to consume all available power permitted and to operate at full speed.

• The performance power policy enables unused and idle components in the system to operate at a slower speed or to go into a sleep state, resulting in power savings with little impact to performance.

• The elastic power policy enables the SPARC server to adapt to the current power requirements of the components.

  For example, when the elastic power policy is enabled, Oracle ILOM keeps relative power usage at 70 percent at all times (even if the server workload fluctuates) by moving server components in or out of a slower speed or a sleep state.

• You need Administrator (a) role privileges in Oracle ILOM to modify the power policy settings for a SPARC server.

• You can manage the power policy for a SPARC server from the web interface, CLI, or SNMP interface. To locate instructions on how to perform these tasks from an SNMP client, see the Related Information section that follows these instructions.

To set the power policy on a SPARC server from the CLI or web interface, follow one of these procedures:

• Set the SPARC power policy – Web Procedure 1

• Set the SPARC power policy – CLI Procedure 2

1. Modify the SPARC Power Policy – Web Procedure
   1. To view the set power policy property from the SPARC server SP web interface, click Power Management > Settings.

      The Power Management Page appears.

   2. To modify the property value set for power policy on the SPARC managed device, select one of the following options: Performance, Elastic, or Disabled.
   3. Click Save to save the Power Policy setting.
2. Modify the SPARC Power Policy – CLI Procedure
   1. To view the set power policy property from the SPARC server SP CLI, type:

      -> show /SP/powermgmt policy

   2. To modify the property value set for power policy on the SPARC server, type:

      -> set /SP/powermgmt policy=performance|elastic

      where the values for performance|elastic appear, type either performance, elastic or disabled.

      When prompted, type: y to confirm the action or n to cancel the action.

Related Information

• Setting System Management Power Source Policies in Oracle ILOM Administrator’s Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 3.2.x

• Power Consumption Terminology and Properties in Oracle ILOM User’s Guide for System Monitoring and Diagnostics Firmware Release 3.2.x

• Maintaining System Power Policy (SNMP) in Oracle ILOM Protocol Management Reference for SNMP and IPMI Firmware Release 3.2.x