Juniper MX10016, Hardware Manual

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3. Add the power consumption value from Step 1 and the total line card consumption from Step 2 .
Based on the example in step 2, add the wattage from the 16 cards in a redundant configuration.
(22800 W) + (2650 W) = 25450 W required
How to Calculate the Number of Power Supplies Required for Your MX10016 Configuration
Use this procedure to calculate the number of power supplies required by your router configuration. The
minimum power configuration for MX10016 routers is three power supplies.. However, using the calculated
minimum power configuration does not prevent the system from raising a power alarm. To ensure you do
not log power alarms, you must configure your router for n+1 power supplies.
To calculate the number of power supplies required for your minimum router configuration:
1. Determine the power available from the power supplies. Table 34 on page 101 shows the power available
for installed power supplies.
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