Question How can I view power consumption through IPMItool on X10 boards? Answer To display the power consumption you need a power supply with PMbus and the PMbus cable must be connected from the power supply to the MB. If you have this setup, you can view power consumption through below command. # ipmitool dcmi power reading Example output: Instantaneous power reading: 162 Watts Minimum during sampling period: 54 Watts Maximum during sampling period: 324 Watts Average power reading over sample period: 132 Watts IPMI timestamp: Wed May 27 09:03:19 2015 Sampling period: 953593000 Milliseconds Power reading state is: activated Was this FAQ helpful? YES      NO Enter Comments Below: Note: Your comments/feedback should be limited to this FAQ only. For technical support, please send an email to support@supermicro.com.  Enter your email address below if you'd like technical support staff to reply:  Please type the Captcha (no space) W M Y X FAQ Stats FAQ ID Related Category / Keyword Date Posted Code 20807 Hardware Monitoring: - IPMI 05/29/15     Print Answer