Power Profiles

Use the Power Profiles window to select options between power economy and performance modes. You can maximize your system's performance and conserve energy with this option.

User Privileges

Selection View Manage
Power Profiles User, Power User, Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only) Administrator, Elevated Administrator (Linux only)

Power Profiles

Displays list of profiles available. You can either select a power profile, or choose custom to manually change the power profile attributes. When you click on Apply after selecting a profile, you will be prompted to reboot your system. Reboot System button is displayed. If you click this button, you receive more confirmation messages that you want to reboot your system.

Applicable systems - All PMBus (power management bus) capable systems, starting xx1x. The available profiles are:

Maximum Performance This profile sets the processors to the highest supported processor state. It offers maximum performance mode with minimal power economy.
Active Power Controller This profile enables the demand-based power management controlled by BIOS.
OS Control This profile enables demand-based power management controlled by the operating system.
Custom This profile allows you to configure individual BIOS settings. It offers added control by displaying the underlying BIOS settings.

Custom Attributes

CPU Power and Performance Management You can choose from these values:
  • Minimum Power
  • Maximum Performance
  • OS demand based power managemen
  • System demand based power management
Memory Power and Performance Management You can choose from these values:
  • Minimum Power
  • 800, 1067, 1333 MHz
  • Maximum Performance
Fan Power and Performance Management You can choose from these values:
  • Minimum Power
  • Maximum Performance
For an explanation of other buttons present on Server Administrator Action pages, see Server Administrator Window Buttons.