I've had a similar question. The N-Class requires 2 power supplies to run.
If in your case PDU one goes out, your system dies. Should the N-Class be
set up on 3 separate PDU's? Each with their own UPS and power?
David Knispel
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Subject: [HP3000-L] N-Class Power Supply question
Dear HP3000-l
We have an N-Class e-3000 (with 3 power supplies) configured as follows:
Power supply 1 & 3 are on one PDU that goes to a UPS, and
Power supply 2 is on the second PDU that goes to a second UPS.
We also have an N-Class 9000 box configured similarly. The 9000 box
needs all 3 power supplies to boot, but if one of the power supplies
fails, the system can continue to run on the other two.
Now for the question: Since both of the boxes in question are the same
hardware -- N-Class with 3 power supplies, do they both function the
same if one of the power supplies fails? If one of the power supplies in
the e-3000 fails, can it continue to run with the other two, or will it
crash?
The reason I'm asking is that in October, we're scheduled to do a QA
test of some of our UPS's, and it could lead to a situation where the
e-3000 will lose power on one of the power supplies for a period of time
(20 minutes or so, while the UPS is rated), and we want to know if this
is going to present a problem to our 3000.
Thanks!
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John MacLerran
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Idaho State University V(208) 282-2954
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