HP Xw25p HP BladeSystem p-Class System Overview and Planning - Page 28
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HP offers two models of 3U power enclosure that are designed to meet installation power demand and redundancy requirements, depending on the number and type of server blades you plan to deploy: • Single-phase HP BladeSystem 3U p-Class Power Enclosure (holds up to four power supplies) • Three-phase HP BladeSystem 3U p-Class Power Enclosure (holds up to six power supplies) Because the three-phase power enclosure holds up to six power supplies, it supports more server blades and interconnect switches than the single-phase power enclosure. It is generally recommended for the HP BladeSystem p-Class solution. For more detailed information about the specific power enclosure options and power planning tools, refer to the HP BladeSystem p-Class website: http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem Figure 22. HP BladeSystem p-Class 3U Power Enclosure (three phase shown) with power supplies Power distribution Power is carried from the power supplies in the power enclosure(s) or from the local -48V facility DC power source to the server blade enclosures through either bus bars or a bus box. Bus bars are used to support multi-enclosure deployments while the bus box is used to power a single server blade enclosure, such as in a lab or test system environment. The bus bars are attached directly to the RETMA rails in a rack. Hinges on the bus bars provide easy rear access to the interconnect modules, network cables, server blade management modules, and power management modules. The three specific HP BladeSystem p-Class power distribution options are summarized in Table 14. Deploying a full 42U rack of ProLiant BL p-Class server blades requires using two pairs of mini bus bars. 28