Rack Power and Server Configuration
CS-Storm 500NX 1U server rack and server power configuration calculation tables.
The information in this section is provided to assist Cray customers with identifying rack enclosure, power requirement, and PDU options for configuring a rack of CS-Storm 500NX 1U servers.
Rack Space
The following table lists the four Cray approved American Power Conversion (APC™) NetShelter SX enclosures.
Total PDU Power
Usable Branch Power vs. Input Voltage
Server Power Consumption
Motivair® ChilledDoor® Configuration
PDU Configuration
Rack power consumption data for different redundancy configurations along with the maximum number of supported CS-Storm 500NX 1U servers are shown in the following three tables. The table below is a key that applies to these three tables.
PDU 1+1 Redundancy and PSU 2+2 Redundancy
No PDU Redundancy, But PSU 2+2 Redundancy
No PDU Redundancy, But PSU 3+1 Redundancy
600 mm Wide Rack Setup
CS-Storm 500NX 1U server rail depth - posts inner space: 28~33.75in
- Move the front rail support posts 3.5in inwards. Set the post-to-post distance to 28.5~29in.
- Add a vertical cable management bracket to the front side of the rack. (Cray P/N: 101803000).
http://www.apc.com/shop/us/en/products/Narrow-Vertical-Cable-Organizer-NetShelter-SX-42U/P-AR7511
- Relocate one set of regular cable management brackets to the middle of the rack, and adjust the remaining cable management brackets to the back end of the servers.
- Add the APC Air Recirculation Prevention kit to prevent air-recirculation after the front rail support posts are moved inwards. (Cray P/N: 200-00124A )
NetShelter SX Air Recirculation Prevention Kit—AR7708: http://www.apc.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z6JYP/ASTE-6Z6JYP_R0_EN.pdf
- Another cable passage from the server front to switches is needed through a 1U panel (AR8429 — 1U cable pass-through manager with brush strip) when the servers do not fully occupy the U space. (Cray P/N: 004-01329A ).
750 mm Wide Rack Setup
CS-Storm 500NX 1U server rail depth - posts inner space: 28~33.75in.
- Move front rail support posts by 4.5in inwards, and set post-to-post distance to 28.5 inches.
- Move one set of regular cable management brackets to the front and adjust the position of the remaining cable management bracket.
- Add the APC Air Recirculation Prevention kit to prevent air-recirculation after the front rail support posts are moved inwards. (Cray P/N: 200-00124A ).
http://www.apc.com/salestools/ASTE-6Z6JYP/ASTE-6Z6JYP_R0_EN.pdf
- Another cable passage from the server front to switches is needed through a 1U panel (AR8429 — 1U cable pass-through manager with brush strip) when the servers do not fully occupy the U space. (Cray P/N: 004-01329A ).