IPMI Power Consumption

Information

The power consumption feature provides:

IPMI provides instantaneous power readings in Watts only. Tenantos calculates kWh by integrating these Watt readings over time.

Note that IPMI power readings may not be as accurate as those from a PDU. Tenantos simply collects and uses the data reported by IPMI.

Power consumption data is collected automatically by background jobs. The power usage is recorded every 10 minutes.

To use the power consumption monitoring feature, the following requirements must be met:

The IPMI connection must have the feature "Power Usage Measurement" enabled.
The IPMI device must provide power consumption readings.
Users must have View Server Power Consumption Statistics permission to see the statistics.

To enable the power consumption feature for all IPMI connections, please refer to this section.

Two types of graphs are available on the server statistics page. A "Breakdown" statistic is also available, showing monthly usage.

This graph displays the instantaneous power consumption over time. It shows:

This graph displays the calculated energy consumption. It shows:

The system tracks data coverage to ensure accurate energy calculations:

Coverage Percentage: Indicates how much of the time period has data
Max Gap Duration: Gaps longer than 2 hours are excluded from kWh calculations
Gap Handling: The system automatically detects and handles data gaps when calculating energy consumption

If coverage is low, this may indicate:

Tenantos Administrators can trigger manual power consumption collection using the CLI command:

app collectors:ipmi

This command is useful for:

A CLI tool is available to enable or disable the "Power Usage Measurement" feature for all servers that have a valid IPMI connection assignment.

To enable the feature for all IPMI connections, execute the following command via SSH:

app powerConsumption:setCollectionFlag ipmi enable

To disable the feature for all IPMI connections, execute the following command via SSH:

app powerConsumption:setCollectionFlag ipmi disable