Powerprofile

Power Requirements and Physical Characteristics for IBM Machines

Single Machine Details including picture and template if available
Enter Machine Type and Model (leave Model blank if not known)
MachineType: Model¹:		additional selection²:
Machine Type unknown, select it by family name
zSeries	pSeries	xSeries
Report selection criterias
Language: english german		Meassures in watt, meter, kg BTU, inch, lbs
Notes: ¹ If you don't know the model you can leave it blank. A list of available models will be shown after you press submit. ² Some models have additional selection criterias, this will also be shown if no model is entered. If can click it to select the item.

To get a summary of several machines on a list, use option Multiple machines.
To look up unknown machine types use Product List.
Additional tool for Power systems: IBM Systems Energy Estimator

Power Requirements and Heat Disipation (KVA and Watts)

The only difference between kW and kVA (Watt and VA) is the power factor. The power factor, unless known, is an approximation. If not known I use a power factor of 1. The kVA value is higher or equal the kW value.