Specifications

148 IBM Flex System p260 and p460 Planning and Implementation Guide
Table 5-9 shows similar information for full-wide compute nodes with average
powers of 1000 W, 1200 W, and 1400 W. The number of supplies indicated in the
table are theoretical, and might not represent a practical configuration. For
example, although a specific number of supplies might be adequate to power the
indicated configuration under normal operation, it may require the blades to
throttle the power to unrealistic or impossible levels during a fault to keep the
system running.
Table 5-9 Minimum number of N+1 power supplies required to support full-wide compute nodes
5 3 500 W 3 600 W 3 700 W
4 2 305 W 3 600 W 3 700 W
3 2 407 W 2 407 W 2 407 W
2 2 500 W 2 600 W 2 611 W
1 2 500 W 2 600 W 2 700 W
a. Theoretical number. Might require unrealistic throttle levels.
b. If there is a power fault, all compute nodes in the chassis must throttle the power to the average
power indicated in the Fault column.
Number of
half-wide
compute
nodes
500 W ITE 600 W ITE 700 W ITE
Number of
power supplies
a
Fault
b
Number of
power supplies
a
Fault
b
Number of
power supplies
a
Fault
b
Number of
full-wide
compute
nodes
1000 W ITE 1200 W ITE 1400 W ITE
Number of
power supplies
a
a. Theoretical number. Might require unrealistic throttle levels.
Fault
b
b. If there is a power fault, all compute nodes in the chassis must throttle the power to the average power
indicated in the Fault column.
Number of
power supplies
a
Fault
b
Number of
power supplies
a
Fault
b
7 4 836 W 4 836 W 5 1188 W
6 4 976 W 4 976 W 4 976 W
5 3 678 W 4 1170 W 4 1170 W
4 3 884 W 3 884 W 3 884 W
3 3 1000 W 3 1178 W 3 1178 W
2 2 610 W 3 1200 W 3 1400 W
1 2 1000 W 2 1200 W 2 1222 W