Dell used three power meters for the VMmark tests that measured the server and storage power consumption for the following components:
- All servers running VMmark workload virtual machines that were connected to a power meter.
- The Dell PowerMax 8000 array used as the backend storage with two power zones (Zone_A and Zone_B). Both the zones are active and share the power between the components. Thus, for this example, one power meter was used for Zone_A connections and the second power meter was used for Zone_B connections.
- One of the two redundant power connections to the fibre channel switch, which was connected to the power meter hosting the Zone_A connections. The second power connection was connected to the power meter hosting the Zone_B connections.