Measures reported by PROCURPsTest
The HP Procurve switch comes with two redundant power supplies. A sudden failure, erratic voltage fluctuations and abnormal power usage can cause the power supplies to crash, leading to critical damage of the target switch. To avoid such an unpleasant eventuality, administrators need to keep an eye on the power supplies of the switch. The Power Supply Statistics test helps administrators in this regard!
This test auto-discovers the power supplies of the target switch and reports the current status of each power supply. In addition, this test also reveals the count of failure events, the current voltage and temperature, and the maximum amount of power utilized from each power supply. Using these statistics, administrators can easily find out the power supply failures, abnormalities in power usage, if any and take remedial measures accordingly.
Outputs of the test : One set of results for every power supply in the HP Procurve switch that is being monitored.
Descriptor of the test : Power Supply
The measures made by this test are as follows:
| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement Unit |
Interpretation |
| Powersupply_status |
Indicates the current status of this power supply. |
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The values reported by this measure and its numeric equivalents are mentioned in the table below:
| Measure Value |
Numeric Value |
| Maximum Power |
0 |
| Not Present |
1 |
| Not plugged |
2 |
| Powered |
3 |
| Failed |
4 |
| Permanant Failure |
5 |
Note: By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the current status of each power supply. The graph of this measure however, represents the status of the power supply using the numeric equivalents only - 1 to 6. |
| Failure_count |
Indicates the number of times this power supply failed during the last measurement period. |
Number |
A zero value is desired for this measure. |
| Temperature |
Indicates the current temperature of this power supply. |
Celsius |
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| Voltage |
Indicates the current voltage of this power supply. |
Volts |
The value of this measure should be in the admissible range. If the threshold is violated due to erratic fluctuations, administrators should further initiate investigations. |
| wattInfo |
Indicates the amount of power that this power supply currently supplies. |
Watts |
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| maxWatt |
Indicates the maximum amount of power that this power supply can supply. |
Watts |
The value of this measure should be in the admissible range. |
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