HP Performance Optimized Data Center (POD) 20cp manual Power configurations, Rack power

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Disabling power

•To disable power to a single PDU, open the drop box breaker that powers the PDU, and then disconnect the PDU from the drop box.

•To disable power to a single rack, open the drop box breakers that power each of the PDUs installed in that rack.

•To disable power to a single busway, open the appropriate breaker for that busway on the corresponding electrical busway panel on the HP POD 20c exterior.

•To disable power to all racks, open the breaker for each busway on the corresponding electrical panel on the HP POD 20c exterior.

Power configurations

IMPORTANT: Different PDUs can alter the average power capacity per rack.

Configuration	Number of 3-phase	Number of drop	Average power	Total HP POD 20c
	PDUs per HP POD	boxes per HP POD	capacity per rack	power capacity
	20c	20c
Non-redundant	20	10	28.8	288 kW*
Redundant	20	10	14.4	144 kW*

*The HP POD 20c is electrically limited to N = 288 kW / 2N = 144 kW.

Rack power

Power is provided to each rack by PDUs and drop boxes. The PDUs are powered by the drop boxes attached to each electrical busway. For more information about electrical busway drop boxes, see the HP Performance Optimized Datacenter 20c Maintenance and Service Guide.

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