SK0-004 · Question #159
Which of the following is the MOST redundant power solution?
The correct answer is C. Two power supplies, each hooked up to separate 1-phase circuits. True power redundancy requires each power supply to draw from a completely independent electrical circuit so that no single circuit failure can disable both supplies.
Question
Which of the following is the MOST redundant power solution?
Options
- ATwo power supplies, each hooked up to individual legs of one 3-phase circuit.
- BTwo power supplies, each hooked up to the same 1-phase circuit.
- CTwo power supplies, each hooked up to separate 1-phase circuits.
- DOne power supply hooked up to two 1-phase circuits.
How the community answered
(58 responses)- A2% (1)
- B3% (2)
- C84% (49)
- D10% (6)
Why each option
True power redundancy requires each power supply to draw from a completely independent electrical circuit so that no single circuit failure can disable both supplies.
Two PSUs on individual legs of a single 3-phase circuit still share the same upstream transformer and main distribution panel, so a failure at that common source can affect both supplies.
Both PSUs connected to the same 1-phase circuit share a single breaker and feed, meaning any fault on that circuit simultaneously disables both power supplies.
Two power supplies connected to separate 1-phase circuits each draw from an entirely independent circuit breaker, panel feed, or even upstream transformer. If one circuit trips, loses voltage, or is taken offline for maintenance, the other circuit and its PSU remain fully operational. This architecture eliminates the shared circuit as a single point of failure, providing the highest degree of redundancy among the options.
Using one power supply connected to two circuits provides circuit-level redundancy but the single PSU unit itself is an unmitigated single point of failure.
Concept tested: Server power supply redundancy via independent circuits
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