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Sun Blade 6048 - Power Calculator

The Sun Blade 6048 system is the industry's most scalable, powerful, and efficient blade system, designed to scale from a Departmental Cluster to PetaScale Computing, packaged as an integrated product. Its radical new unibody chassis/rack design saves space and weight (~500 lbs less per rack when compared to conventional chassis and rack combinations). Its Sun Blade Independent I/O provides the highest I/O throughput per chassis at 30.72Tbps and is the first blade based on an open PCI-E Industry standard I/O architecture.

The intent of the power calculator is to provide guidance for estimating the electrical and heat loads for typical operating conditions. It should not be used to calculate power or HVAC requirements. Instead, please use the appropriate site planning guide to allow for proper allowances.

You MUST allow electrical and cooling headroom for unforeseen circumstances, component upgrades, and increased computational loads. Please allow for worst-case power conditions. Actual power consumption will vary from the sample workload used in the power calculator. These include, but are not limited to, the factors below. Each of these factors may cause significant differences in power consumption:

  • Actual workload and its fluctuations
  • Ambient temperature
  • Cooling patterns
  • Excessive inlet temperature
  • Humidity
  • Operating systems features
  • Power management settings

The "Sample Power" results shown below (if using 100% workload) represent Server power consumption measurements with CPUs at 100% utilization running SPECjbb2005. HPC workloads may consume more power than the commercial workload used in this calculator. If shown for this calculator, the "Active Idle Power" results below represent power consumption measurements taken from Servers with Operating Systems booted and stabilized, yet running at minimal utilization. Sample results shown are representative of measurements taken with room temperatures below 25°C. System power can vary depending upon Hardware/Software configurations and environmental conditions. For precise results, actual measurements based upon the exact Hardware/Software/Environmental conditions are recommended.

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Step 1: Choose and configure Modules.

Item Module
Config
A		 Module
Config
B 		Module
Config
C		 Module
Config
D		 Module
Config
E		 Module
Config
F		 Module
Config
G		 Module
Config
H
Select Technology:
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Select Module Model
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Select Processor Model
Select CPU Quantity
Select DIMM Quantity (8GB)
Select DIMM Quantity (4GB)
Select DIMM Quantity (2GB)
Select DIMM Quantitiy (1GB)
Select HDD Quantity
Select SSD Quantity
PCIe ExpressModule - Dual Port Fibre Channel
PCIe ExpressModule - Dual Port InfiniBand
PCIe ExpressModule - Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet
Indicate Workload (%):

Choose up to 48 modules with this configuration.

Number of Modules Desired:
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SAMPLE WORKLOAD POWER CONSUMPTION (BLADE-ONLY)
SAMPLE ACTIVE IDLE POWER CONSUMPTION (BLADE-ONLY)

Step 2: Choose Chassis Components

Item
Sample Workload/
Active Idle
Notes
Sun Blade 6048 (base) Shelf
554W/554W
8 Rear Fan Modules, 2 Front Fan Modules, 2 Power Supply Modules
1 Chassis Monitoring Module
Network Express Module - 12 Port, Gigabit Ethernet passthru
Minimum 0, Maximum 2 per Sun Blade 6048 Chassis Shelf
Network Express Module - Sun Blade 6048 InfiniBand Switch
Minimum 0, Maximum 1 per Sun Blade 6048 Chassis Shelf
Network Express Module - Sun Blade 6048 QDR InfiniBand Switched
Minimum 0, Maximum 1 per Sun Blade 6048 Chassis Shelf
   
 
Sample Results
Item
Sample Power
Active Idle Power

SYSTEM WATTS    (Blades, Chassis, etc.)
(estimated)
(estimated)

SYSTEM BTU/HR    (Blades, Chassis, etc.)
(estimated)
(estimated)
NUMBER OF SHELVES
 
Legal Notice: This calculator is subject to change without notice and is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, express or implied. Sun Microsystems does not make any representations regarding the use, validity, accuracy or reliability of the tool. The entire risk arising out of the use of this tool remains solely with the customer. In no event shall Sun Microsystems be liable for any direct, consequential, incidental, special, punitive or other damages, even if Sun is negligent or has been advised of the possibility of such damages, arising from use of the tool or the information provided herein.