Sun Fire V210 and Sun Fire V240 Servers - Power Calculator

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This power calculator has been designed for the Sun Fire V210 & V240 servers, enabling customers to calculate the power of the components in their system providing them with an overall total for different configurations.

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 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.

Power Calculator for Sun Fire V210 (1.34GHz)
Item Power (Watts) Number Required Notes
Baseline 65.40 Start with this for all configurations
1.34 GHz CPU 59.00 Max 2 per system
2 x 256MB DIMM's (matched pairs) 13.50 Max 2 pairs per CPU (4 pairs system total)
2 x 512MB DIMM's (matched pairs) 20.25 Max 2 pairs per CPU (4 pairs system total)
2 x 1GB DIMM's (matched pairs) 23.00 Max 2 pairs per CPU (4 pairs system total)
HDD (36GB, 73GB & 146GB) 10.25 Max 2 internal
Sun Crypto Accelerator 500 4.00 Max 1 per system
DVD-ROM 5.40 Max 1 per system
1 x 25W PCI Card 25.00 For a single card drawing the max PCI spec'ed power of 25W
Sample Power (Watts)

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Total System AC Power with 72% PSU efficiency

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BTU/HR

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Power Calculator for Sun Fire V240 (1.34/1.5 GHz)
Item Power (Watts) Number Required Notes
Baseline 72.00 Start with this for all configurations
1.34 GHz CPU 59.00 Max 2 per system
1.5 GHz CPU 67.00 Max 2 per system
2 x 256MB DIMM's (matched pairs) 13.50 Max 2 pairs per CPU (4 pairs system total)
2 x 512MB DIMM's (matched pairs) 20.25 Max 2 pairs per CPU (4 pairs system total)
2 x 1GB DIMM's (matched pairs) 23.00 Max 2 pairs per CPU (4 pairs system total)
HDD (36GB, 73GB & 146GB) 10.25 Max 4 external
Sun Crypto Accelerator 500 4.00 Max 1 per system
DVD-ROM 5.40 Max 1 per system
1 x 25W PCI Card 25.00 For a single card drawing the max PCI spec'ed power of 25W
Max budget 3 x PCI Cards (2U) 45.00 This is for the max overall PCI card power of 45W for 3 cards in a 2U system
Sample Power (Watts)

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Total System AC Power with 72% PSU efficiency

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BTU/HR

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