You can operate the 9006AC power supplies separately, or in parallel, or parallel redundant
configurations.
Important:
Avaya recommends that you install each power supply on its own dedicated branch circuit for
electrical installation reasons.
Minimum number of power supplies required
To configure a Virtual Services Platform 9000 system, consider the total power consumption to
ensure proper system performance. For more information about the number of power supplies
required for your configuration, see
Installing the Avaya Virtual Services Platform 9000,
NN46250-304.
To determine how many power supplies you need, you can also download
ERS 8000 / VSP 9000
Power Supply Calculator
, NN48500–519 from the
System Management & Planning
section of the
Virtual Services Platform 9000 product documentation at
.
If the total power provided by the power supplies falls below the switch requirement, the polling
software displays the following message on the console:
chCheckPowerUsage: One or more
cards running low on power.
You can view the total amount of power the switch uses, and the total amount of power the power
supplies provide by using the following commands:
• Shows power information –
show sys-info power
• Shows power management information –
show sys power
Power supply LEDs
The following table describes the LED operation for the AC power supplies.
Table 1: Power supply LEDs
AC OK (green)
DC OK (green)
Service (amber) Fault (red)
Condition
On
On
Off
Off
OK
On
On
On
Off
Thermal alarm (5C before
shutdown)
On
Off
On
On
Thermal shutdown
On
Off
Off
On
Defective fan
On
Off
Off
On
Blown AC fuse in unit
Minimum number of power supplies required
December 2014
Installing AC Power Supplies in Avaya VSP 9000
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