Power Consuption Introduction
As server density grows, power requirements continue to increase. Today’s data centres can push power requirements to as much as 300 watts (W) per square foot. A typical 42U1 cabinet with servers and storage requires 5 to 8 kilowatts (kW) of load, and today’s high-density servers and blades can push this to 12 to 14 kW and even peak as high as 20 kW. In addition, cable management is becoming a key issue, driven by high-density servers with redundant power supplies. High-density, 1-U servers with redundant power supplies can require as many as 84 power cords in a single rack. As server power consumption continues to rise, power distribution unit (PDU) designs will also track higher current demands of redundantly powered servers. To support this rapidly evolving environment, facility power distribution planning requirements are becoming more critical. However, determining true power needs is often confusing, below are calculators designed by HP for the various equipment they produce to assist in calculating heat and power requirements. (Read the full document)
Blade Machines
Blade PC
Proliant BL Servers
BL e-Class
BL Others
Proliant DL Servers
DL140
DL140 G2
DL140 G3
DL145
DL145 G2
DL320
DL320 G2
DL320 G3
DL320 G4
DL360
DL360 G2
DL360 G3
DL360 G4
DL360 G4p
DL360 G5
DL380
DL380 G2
DL380 G3
DL380 G4
DL380 G5
DL385
DL385 G2
DL560
DL580
DL580 G2
DL580 G3
DL580 G4
DL585
DL585 G2
DL590 64
DL740
DL760
DL760 G2
Proliant ML Servers
ML310
ML310 G2
ML310 G3
ML330
ML350
ML350 G2
ML350 G3
ML350 G4
ML350 G4p
ML350 G5
ML370
ML370 G2
ML370 G3
ML370 G4
ML370 G5
ML530
ML530 G2
ML570
ML570 G2
ML570 G3
ML570 G4
ML750
Proliant PL Servers
PL8000
PL8500
Storage Products
3U RM
MSA1000
RA4100
SWE4200
Overall Site Related
Overall Site Preperation Utility