I have a M1000e populated with 16 M600 blades (dual L5430 Xeons with 2 SAS disks). According to the power calculator at http://dell.com/calc/, this configuration has a peak draw of 2850 W -- the peak observed draw to date is 2250 W or so according to the management console.

Having read the available documentation on power distribution, it's a bit unclear as to how many power supplies are required to drive this system if I wish to have full grid redundancy. Obviously I can install six supplies, but I have then provisioned far more power than I actually need. From a pure power input perspective, the chassis should function just fine with only 4 installed supplies (even losing two leaves me with almost twice as much power as I need).

Will the chassis management system will let me get away with this?