The HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U power enclosure: hot-plug, redundant power for a server blade enclosure

technology brief

Abstract..............................................................................................................................................

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Introduction.........................................................................................................................................

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Components of the enclosure ................................................................................................................

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Hot-plug, redundant power supplies ...................................................................................................

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Redundant AC power .......................................................................................................................

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Hot-plug power management module .................................................................................................

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Features of the enclosure ......................................................................................................................

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Bi-directional electronic e-fuse............................................................................................................

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Power zones....................................................................................................................................

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Firmware in mixed environments ....................................................................................................

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Dynamic power saver.......................................................................................................................

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Redundancy with dynamic power saver ..........................................................................................

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Enabling dynamic power saver ......................................................................................................

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Serial port .......................................................................................................................................

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Remote access to the serial port ...................................................................................................

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Efficient cabling .............................................................................................................................

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Management link cable...............................................................................................................

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Power distribution unit cables.......................................................................................................

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Infrastructure configurations ................................................................................................................

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Using PDUs with the 1U power enclosure..........................................................................................

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Redundancy...............................................................................................................................

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Maximum rated VA capacity .......................................................................................................

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Number of PDU outlets................................................................................................................

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Three-phase input .......................................................................................................................

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Dynamic power saver and three-phase input PDUs .........................................................................

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Standard configurations..................................................................................................................

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Using ProLiant BL35p server blades ..............................................................................................

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Using ProLiant BL30p server blades ..............................................................................................

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Using ProLiant BL20p server blades ..............................................................................................

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Risks associated with extreme density ...............................................................................................

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Supported configurations for the S348 Monitored PDU and S332 Monitored PDU.................................

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North America/Japan.................................................................................................................

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