If BMC has voltage, current and power sensors, then you can calculate the energy consumption.
There is a separate specification called "Node Manager", an extension of IPMI, that deals with the server energy. http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/prodspec/322999-001.pdf <http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/prodspec/322999-001.pdf>If BMC supports this tech, there are commands to get and control the power. On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Jarrod B Johnson <jbjoh...@us.ibm.com>wrote: > depends on the server vendor > > [image: Inactive hide details for Jeremy Li ---03/04/2011 10:58:11 AM---Hi, > everyone I am a new user to ipmitool, how should i do i]Jeremy Li > ---03/04/2011 10:58:11 AM---Hi, everyone I am a new user to ipmitool, how > should i do if i want to know how much > > From: Jeremy Li <beexplor...@gmail.com> > To: ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: 03/04/2011 10:58 AM > Subject: [Ipmitool-devel] How to monitor energy consumption with ipmitool? > ------------------------------ > > > > Hi, everyone > I am a new user to ipmitool, how should i do if i want to know how much > energy a server consumed. > Thank you! > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Ipmitool-devel mailing list > Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You > This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details > its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative > solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Ipmitool-devel mailing list > Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel > > -- WHEN THE BUYING STOPS THE KILLING CAN TOO.. EARTH CAN FEED OUR NEEDS BUT NOT OUR GREEDS... ONE EARTH, ONE LIFE, ONE CHANCE PRESERVE WILD LIFE
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