IBM Power Systems Series Site And Hardware Planning

6. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 7 on circuit breaker 4.
7. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 9 on circuit breaker 5.
8. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 11 on circuit breaker 6.
9. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 12 on circuit breaker 6.
10. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 10 on circuit breaker 5.
11. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 8 on circuit breaker 4.
12. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 6 on circuit breaker 3.
13. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 4 on circuit breaker 2.
14. Connect next highest power drawer to outlet 2 on circuit breaker 1.
Following these rules allow the load to be distributed more evenly across the six PDU circuit breakers.
Ensure that your total power load is below the maximum that is listed in the table and that each circuit
breaker is not loaded above 16 A.
Related concepts:
“Supported PDU power cords” on page 105
Find out which power distribution unit (PDU) power cords are supported for your system.
Planning for cables
Learn how to develop plans for cabling your server and devices.
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IBM Power Systems Series Specifications

General

Virtualization	PowerVM
Architecture	POWER
Operating System	AIX, IBM i, Linux
Use Case	Enterprise workloads, cloud
Form Factor	Rack-mount
I/O	PCIe
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies available
Management	HMC (Hardware Management Console)
Processor	IBM POWER processors (POWER9, POWER10, etc.)
Storage	Supports various storage options including SSDs and HDDs