Visibility into Power Consumption

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Applies To: Operations Manager 2007

By using the Power Management Pack, you can gather data on the amount of power used by multiple devices connected to a power distribution unit (PDU).

To gather data and generate reports on power consumption, perform the following procedures:

  1. Create a group that contains the computers connected to a particular PDU. For instructions, see How to Create a Group for Power Consumption Monitoring.

  2. Define a power set that uses the group you created in step 1. For instructions, see Using the Power Consumption Template.

    Note

    Allow at least a day for data collection before you run reports.

  3. In the Reports section of the Operations console, click Power Management Library, select the Power Consumption Report and click Open.

  4. Click Add Object.

  5. Search for and add the power set that you defined in step 2, and then click OK.

  6. Specify the time period for the report.

    Note

    Operations Manager will collect power consumption data for all discovered power supplies. If a power supply is added to a group that is defined in a power set after data collection is begun for the power set, a Power Consumption Report for a period of time before the power supply is added to the power set will also include data for the added power supply that was collected before the power supply was added to the group.

  7. In the CO2 per kWh and CO2 Unit fields, specify the value to be used in the report to estimate the carbon footprint of the power set.

    Carbon footprint is a measure of the impact activities have on the environment. The Power Management Pack uses the value you provide in the report parameters to compute a carbon footprint for the power set. To determine the appropriate value to enter, contact your power company or use an online calculator such as the one provided on the United States Environmental Protection Agency Web site. For more information on the carbon footprint value and an explanation of the data in the Power Consumption Report, see Appendix: Reports.

  8. Run the report.