Power Measurement Tutorial for the Green500
Power Measurement Tutorial for the Green500 ListR. Ge, X. Feng, H. Pyla, K. Cameron, W. FengJune 27, 2007Contents1 The Metric for Energy-Efficiency Evaluation 1¯2 How to Obtain P(R )? 2max¯2.1 The Definition of P(R ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2max¯2.2 Deriving P(R ) from Unit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2max2.3 Measuring Unit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 The Measurement Procedure 33.1 Equipment Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.2 Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.3 Hardware Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.4 Power Measurement Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Appendix 64.1 Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.2 Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 The Metric for Energy-Efficiency EvaluationThis tutorial serves as a practical guide for measuring the computer system power that is required aspart of a Green500 submission. It describes the basic procedures to be followed in order to measure thepower consumption of a supercomputer ...