Introduction
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Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
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Rick Chew
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Compaq ProLiant 8500 Servers Setup and Installation Guide
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Power Supplies
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Supports two hot-plug, redundant power supplies.
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Power supplies are load-balancing and have microcontroller monitoring
for advanced health and configuration management.
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Supports two power supplies. Depending upon the system load
configuration, more than one power supply may be required to power
the system. See Table 1-1, “Power Supply Support Provided for System
Configurations,” to determine power supply requirements.
Refer to the table below to determine the number of power supplies needed for
your server.
Table 1-1
Power Supply Support Provided for System Configurations
Power
Supplies
Power
LineType
Processors
Hard
Drives
Memory
PCI
Expansion
Cards
1
110
1 to 4
4
256MB to 4GB
3 to 5
1
220
1 to 8
4
256MB to 8GB
4 to 9
2
110
1 to 8
4
256MB to 8GB
4 to 8
2
220
1 to 8
4
256MB to 8GB
1 to 11
Note:
This table assumes worst case power loading from all components simultaneously
for worst case temperature and input power conditions. Actual performance may vary
depending on server application.
Power supply advanced features include:
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Auto Line Sensing capability; no switch is needed to select the
appropriate line voltage.
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Power Supply Viewer Utility under Microsoft Windows NT
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Power Down Manager Utility under Microsoft Windows NT
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Power Supply Utility under NetWare
The utilities are provided on the Compaq Support Software for Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 diskettes (NTSSD). For more detailed information, refer to
the NTREADME.HLP file on Diskette 1.
