Installation manual

A Guide To IBM System x Power Distribution Units (PDU) - International
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IBM Standard Rack (25U) Installation Options
This entry rack offers two side panel bay mounting locations. Here is graphical depiction of the side bays of the Standard Rack
along with a 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.
U
Space
1 2
Standard Rack
9307 (25U)
Back View
Standard Rack
9307 (25U)
Side View
2 Bays
Front
Note: A, B, C, and D
are PDU mounting
locations in a
single Bay
Standard Rack
Bay Side View
C
D
A
B
Standard Rack (25U) PDU Placement Rules
PDU
Placement Rules
Max #
of PDUs
Universal Rack
A through D, Requires 1 Front End PDU to feed 3 Rack PDUs
4
Front End
A or B
2
“Enterprise”, “1U 12 C13 Switched &
Monitored”, and “1U 9 C19 / 3 C13
Switched & Monitored”
One of These PDUs Requires A through D
2
Zero U
Not supported in 25U rack
0
See “IBM Standard Rack Side Bay” section on page 52 for example PDU mounting configurations in a side bay.