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IBM designs and manufactures equipment to internal and external standards that
require certain environments for reliable operation. Because IBM does not test any
equipment for compatibility with fire-suppression systems, IBM does not make
compatibility claims of any kind. IBM does not provide recommendations on
fire-suppression systems.
1. Consult your insurance underwriter, local fire marshal, or local building
inspector about selecting a fire-suppression system that provides the proper
level of coverage and protection.
2. See “Planning for environmental requirements” on page 165 for the
temperature and cooling requirements for your DS8000 storage unit.
Considering safety issues
You must consider various safety issues when you plan your DS8000 series
location.
The following list identifies some of the safety issues you must consider:
v Fire suppression
v
Earthquake safety
Planning for external management console installation
If you use an external management console (feature code 1130), you must plan for
its installation.
Attention: The Ethernet port integrated into this product is not intended to be
connected directly or indirectly, by any means whatsoever, to interfaces of public
telecommunications networks.
You must provide the following for the installation of the external management
console:
v
A location for the external management console that allows the Ethernet cable,
which is 31 m (101 ft), to reach the management console on one end and the
storage unit on the other end. You can locate your management console farther
away, if necessary; however, this location can make servicing your storage unit
more difficult, and you must provide two of your own Ethernet cables. Any
Ethernet cables that you supply must meet the following requirements:
– The cables must be straight 4-pair UTP CAT 5E (or better) cables with RJ-45
jacks.
– The length of each cable cannot exceed 100 m (328 ft).
– The two private network cables are labeled or marked on both ends to make
it obvious which one belongs to the gray network and which one belongs to
the black network.
v A rack in which to mount the management console. This rack can be an IBM
rack or a non-IBM rack, but it must meet specifications.
v
An external management console must be installed in an environment that does
not exceed 35 degrees Celsius (°C).
v
Two outlets that are within 3.1 m (10 ft) of the external management console.
Typically, these outlets are in the rack that you provide. The outlets are used by
the country-specific line cords that you select when you order the external
management console.
Both the internal and external management console's are System x
®
servers that are
dedicated laptops and are physically located inside the storage unit.
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