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On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 05:39:01 PDT, Sean Donelan <[email protected]> said: > I'm not very interested in who really has the coolest, most efficient > computers. I am interested in getting accurate information for planning > purposes. If this leads to computer vendors publishing more accurate > information, great. I'm afraid instead, the pendulum will swing the > other direction and vendors will begin understating their true power > requirements. I don't have numbers handy for the IBM boxes, but note that the p680 can go 6 to 24 CPU, and from 4G to 96G of RAM. Hardly a case where one number will fit all. IBM at least *used* to provide power info on a per-component basis, but you had to get the 'Site Planning and Preparation' manual for the system in question. I also know that SGI has information on amperage considerations for their O2K, Onyx and Onyx2 rack-mount servers, where you *can* get into the situation where you have open slots, but be unable to put a high-draw card in because the power supply for the cage isn't rated for it. The only way to get "more accurate" info is to line-item each component and add up the numbers for *your* configuration. -- Valdis Kletnieks Operating Systems Analyst Virginia Tech Attachment:
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