Power requirements
IBM Power Virtual Server Private Cloud: On-premises
Your On-premises site for IBM® Power® Virtual Server must be provisioned with A-side and B-side power redundancy that meets the Power Virtual Server rack connector and load requirements. Table 1 shows the rack connector and load requirements.
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| Corresponding PDU | Rack line cord feature code | Wall plug | Rated voltage (V AC) line to line | Phase | Rated amperage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECJJ (C19) and ECJN (C13) | #6492 | IEC 60309, 2P+G, 60 A | 200 - 240 V | 1 | 48 A | US, Canada, Latin America(LA), and Japan |
| #6491 | IEC 60309, P+N+G, 63 A | 230 V | 1 | 63 A | EMEA | |
| #6489 | IEC 60309, 3P+N+G, 32 A | 380 – 415 V | 3 Wye | 32 A per phase | Europe, Middle East, and Asia (EMEA) | |
| #6667 | PDL | 380 – 415 V | 3 Wye | 32 A per phase | Australia and New Zealand | |
| #6653 | IEC 60309, 3P+N+G | 380 - 415 V | 3 Wye | 16 A per phase | Switzerland | |
| #ELC2 | IEC 60309, 3P+N+G, 30 A | 380 - 415 V | 3 Wye | 30 A (derated to 24 A) per phase | United States, Canada, Mexico, and Japan (European Style Power for US type countries) | |
| ECJL (C19) and ECJQ (C13) | #ECJ6 | CS8365C | 200 - 240 V | 3 Delta | 50 A or line (40 A derated) | United States, Canada |
| #ECJ7 | IEC 60309, 3P+G | 200 - 240 V | 3 Delta | 60 A or line (48 A derated) | United States, Canada, Latin America, and Japan |
Table 2 shows the number of PDUs and the corresponding power cords that are required for different configurations.
If you have selected the configuration with 4 PDUs, you can include 6 power drops in the facility plan to increase the number of PDUs in future.
| Rack type | PDU feature codes | Number of PDUs | Number of Power S1022 servers | Number of Power E1050 servers | Number of Power S1022 and E1050 servers | Number of Power E1080 servers (no mixing) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESMP (Small) | ECNJ or ECJQ** (Default) |
4 | 8 x S1022 (includes management server) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | 3 extra S1022 | (C19 PDUs are required) | N/A | N/A | ||
| ECJJ or ECJL** | 4 | 1 (management server) | 3 | N/A | N/A | |
| 6 | 2 x S1022 that is equivalent to 1 MRX. (Optional) | 5 | 2 x S1022 that is equivalent to 1 MRX. | N/A | ||
| EMPD + 4651 or 4652 (Medium rack 1 or 2) |
ECJJ or ECJL** | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 x S1022 that is equivalent to 1 MRX. | 1x2 enclosures |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 x S1022 that is equivalent to 1 MRX. | N/A | ||
| EMPD + 4653 or 54 (Medium rack 1 or 2) |
4 | 8 | 3 | N/A | 1x2 enclosures | |
| 6 | 12 | 4 | N/A | 2x2 enclosures |
** You can place an order for ECJJ or ECJL PDUs only if there is an order with ER3E identifier (specifies 9043-MRX) or EN31 identifier (specifies 4983-AH8).
For more information about IBM power cords, see Supported PDU power cord.
Power calculators: The IBM Systems energy estimator is a web-based tool for estimating power requirements for IBM systems. This tool estimates typical power requirements (watts) for a specific system configuration under normal operating conditions.