Installation manual

A Guide To IBM System x Power Distribution Units (PDU) - International
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Standard Rack (47U) Installation Options
This entry rack offers six side panel bay mounting locations. While it has more side bays than the Enterprise Rack, the Standard
Rack's bays are less deep and do not allow the variety of mounting options of the Enterprise Rack. Even so, customers can
install up to 56 outlets in the Standard Rack without sacrificing any "U" space. Here is graphical depiction of the side bays of the
Standard Rack along with lettering and numbering guide. It is important to note that the Standard Rack bays are not deep enough
to accommodate two Enterprise or Ultra Density Enterprise PDUs in one bay.
Standard Rack (42U) PDU Placement Rules
PDU
Placement Rules
Max #
of PDUs
Universal Rack
A through D, Requires 1 Front End PDU to feed 3 Rack PDUs
8
Front End
A or B, Can’t Be Used In Bays 1 and 2
4
“Enterprise”, “1U 12 C13 Switched &
Monitored”, and “1U 9 C19 / 3 C13
Switched & Monitored”
One of These PDUs Requires A through D
4
Zero U in 9307 & 9956 Racks
One of These PDUs Requires E
2
Zero U in 9360 & 9361 Racks
One of These PDUs Requires E
6
Standard Rack
9362 (47U)
Side View
Standard Rack
Bay Side View
C
D
A
B
Front
E
Note: A, B, C, and D are
PDU mounting
locations in a single
Bay / E is mounted
inside the back of
the rack
1 2
3 4
5 6
Standard Rack
9362 (47U)
Back View
U
Space