Tool: IBM Active Energy Manager 'GREEN' is the buzzword in the IT in¬dustry and data centers today are actively looking at ways of going green. To decrease the energy consumption and plug the power leaks, an efficient and easy to implement energy management mechanism should be in place. Active Energy Manager is a tool that is used to measure, monitor and manage energy consumption built into IBM systems. Non IBM systems can also be managed with PDU+ support making this tool more generic.



This tool can be downloaded from Its installable file is 171 MB and is available for a 60 days trial. We installed it on an IBM Server. Once installed, it shows all supported machines as managed ob¬jects. After installation you have to log on to the 'IBM Director Control' to use Active Energy Manager. The front end of this tool can also be accessed over the network. As a security feature login de¬tails can be encrypted using SSL.

To use the energy management op¬tion one has to assign related task ('Ac¬tive Energy Manager') to managed objects. To assign a task to the managed device, start by selecting the supported managed object and then click on the last tool in toolbar. You'll get different options for power management avail¬able like 25% power cap, maximum power cap, etc. Select an option accord¬ing to your need and it will generate a re¬port for that machine.

Besides energy management, IBM Embedded Director Console also con¬tains other features like managing energy capacity, planning, etc. Active Energy Manager helps in better understanding of energy usage that in turn helps in better management of energy and cost related to it.