HP BladeSystem p-Class rack-centralized (3U) power solutions

Use the Sizing Utility
The HP BL p-Class Sizing Utility is a free tool available on the HP website.
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It provides valuable
information for planning, ordering components, and preparing a site for delivery and installation of
HP BladeSystem solutions. Always use the latest version of the sizing utility to determine requirements.
The user enters the desired server blade and enclosure configurations, chooses interconnects, and
enters data center power information (Figure 4). Based on this user input, the Sizing Utility then
calculates and displays:
• Maximum power specifications
• Heat generation and cooling requirements
• Summary table of server blade components in the rack (server blades, memory, processor, etc.)
• Number of power supplies and power enclosures needed for both redundant and non-redundant
power configurations
• System weight
• Equipment list
NOTE: The HP BladeSystem p-Class Sizing Utility assumes
maximum consumption from the configured components and a 100
percent server utilization to calculate the wattage requirements and
BTU output for a given rack configuration. This maximum load is
rarely seen in typical operating environments. HP gives these
maximum figures to help customers plan conservatively for their
data center deployments.
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The HP BladeSystem Sizing Utility is available at http://h30099.www3.hp.com/configurator/calc/BL p-
Class.xls
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