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Optimize for performance
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Optimize for minimum power
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Set the maximum air exhaust temperature
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Increase airflow through a fan offset, if required
To do this:
1.
In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Thermal.
The iDRAC Settings Thermal page is displayed.
2.
Specify the thermal, user option, and fan settings:
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Thermal Base Algorithm — By default, this is set to Auto, which maps to the profile settings selected under
System BIOS → System BIOS Settings. System Profile Settings page. You can also select a custom algorithm,
which is independent of the BIOS profile. The options available are:
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Maximum Performance (Performance Optimized) — Minimizes the thermally driven performance impacts at
the expense of increased fan power. When performance is critical and system operation may occur at high
temperatures, the maximum performance setting provides improved performance.
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Minimum Power (Performance per Watt Optimized) — Reduces the fan speed response in high ambient
environments. This reduces the total system power that may have less performance impacts. Minimum
Power setting provides a balance of performance and power, and is the Thermal Base Algorithm setting
mapped to the Performance per Watt system profile. It balances component cooling requirements against
performance and system power constraints.
Thermally-driven performance impacts are not expected for setting the typical data center ambient
temperatures (18 -30°C).
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Cooling Options – You can select Default, Max Exhaust Temperature, or Fan Speed Offset as the cooling option.
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Max Exhaust Temperature (in C) – Allows the system fan speeds to change such that the exhaust temperature
does not exceed 50 C. It uses several discrete exhaust temperature sensors with fan speed control and power
management to make sure that maximum exhaust temperatures are maintained at 50 C or lower at the rear of a
server.
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Fan Speed Offset (Default = None) – Specify the fan speed offset when increased thermal margin is required for
custom high-power PCIe cards or for reducing system exhaust temperatures for adjacent equipment such as
switches. A fan speed offset causes fan speeds to increase (by the offset % value) over baseline fan speeds
calculated by the Thermal Control algorithm. By default, the value is None. You can select:
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Low Fan Speed Offset - Drives fan speeds to a moderate fan speed (approx. 50%)
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High Fan Speed Offset - Drives fan speeds close to full speed (approx. 90-100%).
3.
Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
The thermal settings are configured.
Configuring Supported Web Browsers
iDRAC7 is supported on Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari Web browsers. For information
about the versions, see the
If you are connecting to iDRAC7 Web interface from a management station that connects to the Internet through a proxy
server, you must configure the Web browser to access the Internet from through this server. This section provides
information to configure Internet Explorer.
To configure the Internet Explorer Web browser:
1.
Set IE to Run As Administrator.
2.
In the Web browser, go to Tools → Internet Options → Security → Local Network.
3.
Click Custom Level, select Medium-Low, and click Reset. Click OK to confirm. Click Custom Level to open the dialog.
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Readme available at dell.com/support/manuals.
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