Power requirements for a ML370 rack server at home?

[InlineFive]

Hello everyone!

Today I just picked up a HP ML370 which I'm going to put to work in my home lab. However, I noticed that each PSU pulls 7.3amps and both plugged into a 110v circuit would equate to about 15amps of load on that circuit.

(I am aware that they both exist for redundancy but without one plugged in the system complains.)

Here's my question: Do I run one (or two) 20amp 110v circuits for this beast or should I look into a single 220v circuit?

And also, where do I get the appropriate power cables? I noticed that all of my AC 110v power cables are 18 gauge which are supposedly rated for 5amps, ish.

Thanks in advance! 🙂 My apologies but I couldn't decide upon one "best" forum for this post and I believe most of the people who are likely to know stop here.

I5

 

[RebateMonger]

While each PSU is rated at 7.3 amps, there's no reason that they'd be BOTH pulling 7.3 amps at any give time. The second PSU will kick in if the first one fails. That'd be nearly 1500 Watts. That's a lot! I run three (smaller) servers on a single home circuit in my office without any problem at all.