Installation manual

A Guide To IBM System x Power Distribution Units (PDU) - International
P a g e | 2 © IBM Corporation 2012
Revision History
1.0 December 17, 2009
Initial Release
Correct typos in Introduction section, updated link to Helpful Links section
Update to Label Rating section
Added Switched and Monitored PDU section
Update to Label Rating section
Fix Table of Contents error
Change Table of Contents format, updated PDU Installation Manuals links,
and Help Links section
Major format change to make navigation easier. Updates to Line Cords and
Plugs section. New section added, PDU Mounting Options. New Basic 0U
PDUs added.
New Switched & Monitored PDUs added. Update to line cord information,
helpful links, and IEC 309 Pin & Sleeve Plug Decode section.
Updated pictures for some of the new Switched & Monitored PDUs, System x
server label ratings, and look/feel of tables.
Update line cord information for Universal Rack PDU 39Y8953 from 32A to
16A.
Correct Front End PDU 39Y8936 from Australia to S Korea and 39Y8937 from
S Korea to Australia.
Show PDU 71762MX as being withdrawn. List statistics the Switched and
Monitored PDUs gather. Added navigational aids and circuit capacities section
to Introduction. Updated images of 46M4002 and 46M4004 PDUs. Added
withdrawn PDUs section to the Introduction. Update information and diagrams
for Front End PDU mounting options.
Update to Label Rating section to include new systems. Add feature code
information for PDUs. Updated Brazilian line cord information from standard
NBR 6147 to NBR 14136 for the 39Y8960 PDU.
Updated server label ratings in Reference section.
New 240V/380V DC PDU added, IBM Basic PDUs section added, new 90A
line cord added to Line Cord section, and Rong Feng RF-203P Connector
added to Reference section.
Contributors:
Jason Daniel, IBM System x Product Engineer jdaniel@us.ibm.com
Notices:
This paper is intended to provide information regarding IBM
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System x Power Distribution Units (PDU). It discusses findings based on configurations that were
created and tested under laboratory conditions. These findings may not be realized in all customer environments, and implementation in such environments may
require additional steps, configurations and performance analysis. The information herein is provided “AS IS” with no warranties, express or implied. This
information does not constitute a specification or form part of the warranty for any IBM or non-IBM products.
Information in this document was developed in conjunction with the use of the equipment specified and is limited in application to those specific hardware and
software products and levels.
The information contained in this document has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is distributed as is. The use of this information or the
implementation of these techniques is a customer responsibility and depends on the customer’s ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer’s
operational environment. While each item may have been reviewed by IBM for accuracy in a specific situation, there is no guarantee that the same or similar
results will be obtained elsewhere. Customers attempting to adapt these techniques to their own environments do so at their own risk.
IBM may not officially support techniques mentioned in this document. For questions regarding officially supported techniques, please refer to the product
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