Data center managers have traditionally determined the number of servers to provision into a rack by dividing the total power available to the rack by the power supply nameplate data or a de-rated value. Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager works with the Intel® CPU and chipset to provide accurate, immediate information about how much power a server consumes while running a workload. Knowing actual consumption means there is no need to supply more power than is required, so the power allocation for each server can be greatly reduced. This allows data center managers to set system policies that optimize their power budgets, and makes it possible to increase server density by 20–40%.

Animations/Podcast/Videos:

• Intel® Node Manager Animation
  
• Improving Energy Efficiency With Data Center Instrumentation Animation
  
• Power Capping Animation
  
• Data Center Vision Podcast
  
• Power Capping Podcast
  
• Instrumentation Podcast
  
• IDF Node Manager Ecosystem Testimonial Video
  
• Intel Node Manager Overview Video
  
• IDF Node Manager Beijing Video
  
• Intel and VMware demo policy-based power controls
  
• Intel® Xeon® Processor 5600 Series and Intel® Intelligent Power Node Manager