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 ====== Dell PowerEdge R720 ====== ====== Dell PowerEdge R720 ======
  
 +[[https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Shared-Content_data-Sheets_Documents/ja/jp/Dell-PowerEdge-R720Technical-Guide-2018Jun.pdf]]
 +
 +  * MB:
 +    * Intel C602 Chipset
 +    * Manufacturer: Dell Inc. / Product Name: 0020HJ /Version: A02
 +    * 2 x LGA2011 socket
 +    * MAX CPU Xeon E5-2697v2 12 core @ 2.7GHz (30MB cache)
 +  * CPU:
 +    * 2 x Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2650 v2 @ 2.60GHz (max speed 3.4GHz) 8C/16T IvyBridge based (20MB cache)
   * LSI SAS2 MPT Controller SAS2308 (PCI ID 0x2:0x0:0x0)   * LSI SAS2 MPT Controller SAS2308 (PCI ID 0x2:0x0:0x0)
     *  mpt2sas_cm0: LSISAS2308: FWVersion(20.00.07.00), ChipRevision(0x05), BiosVersion(07.27.01.01)     *  mpt2sas_cm0: LSISAS2308: FWVersion(20.00.07.00), ChipRevision(0x05), BiosVersion(07.27.01.01)
 +  * BIOS Information
 +    * Vendor: Dell Inc.
 +    * Version: 2.9.0
 +    * Release Date: 12/06/2019
 +
 +
  
 ===== boot speedup ===== ===== boot speedup =====
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     * ''Lifecycle Controller''     * ''Lifecycle Controller''
       * Disabled       * Disabled
 +
 +===== AC loss recovery =====
 +
 +Setting not accessible from IDRAC.
 +Need to use IDRAC console, reboot machine and enter to setup (F2).
 +In setup it is possible to setup:
 +  * AC Power Recovery: On (when it is ''Last'' system remains off after gracefull shutdown)
 +  * AC Power Recovery Delay: random - to prevent huge peak consumption when power is restored
 +
 +Other possibilities - use Linux software to modify BIOS settings:
 +  * [[https://blog.williamdes.eu/Infrastructure/tutorials/install-dell-idrac-racadm-on-proxmox-7/|Install racadm for iDRAC on Proxmox 7/8]]
 +  * [[https://serverfault.com/questions/824676/can-i-configure-ac-power-restored-option-via-idrac-on-a-dell-poweredge-server]]
 +  * [[https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=0992n|Installing Dell iDRAC Tools (including racadm) on Ubuntu / Debian + Common RACADM commands]]
 +  * [[https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=df1nd]]
 +  * [[https://gist.github.com/WietseWind/e4cffd3a3cdc7728945edcf2b5b7be7d]]
 +
 +===== idrac syslog =====
 +
 +  * Overview --> Server --> Logs --> Settings
 +  * Overview --> Server --> Alerts
 +    * ''Enable Alerts''
 +    * Setup ''Alerts Filter''
 +    * Enable checkmark in column ''Remote System Log''. NOTE: there are multiple pages of alerts. There is no need to click ''apply'' before changing page.
 +    * test remote syslog using ''Test Event'' at bottom of page
 +
 +
 +===== ENERGY_PERF_BIAS =====
 +
 +Despite of BIOS setting to ''performance'' kernel changes it during boot:
 +
 +<code bash>
 +kernel: ENERGY_PERF_BIAS: Set to 'normal', was 'performance'
 +</code>
 +
 +[[https://support.scc.suse.com/s/kb/Boot-log-displays-ENERGY-PERF-BIAS-Set-to-normal-was-performance?language=en_US]]:
 +
 +  The EPB MSR (ENERGY_PERF_BIAS Machine Specific Register) is a feature of some Intel CPUs.  It can be set to a value from 0-15 to tell the CPU (microcode) whether it should prefer performance (0) over powersave (15) power management.
 +  Intel has observed that on many systems after the hardware platform firmware (BIOS/UEFI) finishes initialization, the initial EPB value is 0 ('performance').  While on some systems this is intentional, on others it is due to the system firmware (UEFI/BIOS) not properly initializing the value of the EPB MSR.  Intel implemented a fix in the Linux kernel EPB initialization code to set the EPB to value of 6 ('normal') when the Linux kernel boots.  After the kernel finishes loading a proper EPB value can then be selected.  Unfortunately, this causes a bit of an inconvenience on systems where the system firmware deliberately set EPB to 0 as they will need to set the value back to 0 after Linux loads.  However, other systems (where the EPB value is 0 due to not having been properly initialized) have a higher power consumption than intended/desirable which can cause issues for systems operating from battery power (standby/ups power, or laptops).
 +
 +ENERGY_PERF_BIAS:
 +  * 0 - performance (140W)
 +  * 3 - (140W)
 +  * 4 - balance-performance (126W)
 +  * 6 - normal (126W)
 +  * 8 - balance-power
 +  * 15 - power (max power saving) (126W)
 + 
 +<code bash>
 +apt instal linux-cpupower
 +
 +# x86_energy_perf_policy
 +cpu0: EPB 6
 +cpu1: EPB 6
 +...
 +cpu30: EPB 6
 +cpu31: EPB 6
 +
 +# x86_energy_perf_policy balance-performance
 +</code>
 +
 +<code bash>
 +ipmitool sensor reading 'Pwr Consumption'
 +</code>
 +
 +
 +