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Re: Alpha ES45 buildd



On 9 Apr 2012, at 21:14, Lennart Sorensen wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 09, 2012 at 08:47:01PM +0200, Witold Baryluk wrote:
>> I also would like to know. I now run like 3 XP1000, and I guess each
>> consumes somewhere between 300-500 W. If ES45 is less than 800W, I guess
>> it shouldn't be problem to replace 2 XP1000, for one ES45, without
>> changing too much power consumption.
> 
> Hmm, it seems the specs from HP say each power supply is 1080W, and the
> system needs either 1 or 2 depending on how many CPUs and DIMMs and HDs
> are installed in the system.
> 
> Of course that doesn't mean it consumes 1080W, just that the power
> supplies are rated for that.

There are probably people at work who actually know how much power these things drew.  At one point we had around 50 of them... I'll ask and get back to you!

Tim

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