Environmental requirements
System airflow is from the front to the rear of each enclosure:
• Airflow passes between drive carriers and through each enclosure.
• Airflow for the upper 4U of the 5U enclosure enters the front, passes between the disk drives, and exits
through the large fans in the rear of the enclosure.
• Air flow for the lower 1U of the 5U enclosure is driven through the power supplies via 40 mm X 56 mm
fans. Air continues through the chassis cooling the ESMs or controllers and exits the rear of the
enclosure.
• The combined power and cooling module exhausts air from the rear of each canister.
Ensure that your environment falls within the ranges that are shown in Table 21 on page 87.
Table 21. Temperature requirements
Environment
Ambient
temperature
Altitude
Relative humidity
Maximum wet bulb
temperature
Operating
5°C to 35°C (41°F to
95°F)
0 - 3048 m (0 -
10000 ft)
8% to 80%
noncondensing
23°C (73°F)
Non-operating
1°C to 50°C (34°F to
122°F)
-305 to 12192 m
(-1000 to 40000 ft)
8% to 80%
noncondensing
27°C (80°F)
Storage
1°C to 60°C (34°F to
140°F)
5% to 80%
noncondensing
29°C (84°F)
Shipping
-40°C to 60°C
(-40°F to 140°F)
5% to 100%
condensing, but not
precipitating
Dimensions and weight requirements for rack installation
Ensure that space is available in a standard 19" rack that is capable of supporting the enclosure. The rack
rail kit supports racks with either threaded round or square rail mounting holes. The following table lists
the dimensions and weights of the enclosures.
Table 22. Physical characteristics of the enclosures
Enclosure
Height
Width
Depth
Maximum weight
Drive ready
(without
drive)
Fully
configured
(with drives)
Storwize V5100 2077-424
and 2078-U5B Control
Enclosures with 24 drive slots
87 mm (3.46
in.)
483 mm
(19.0 in.)
850 mm (33.5
in.)
44.85 kg
(98.87 lb)
49.65 kg
(109.46 lb)
2078-92F Expansion
Enclosure with 92 drive slots
222.2 mm
(8.75 in.)
483 mm
(19.0 in.)
968 mm (38.1
in.)
67 kg (147.7
lb)
135 kg (297
lb)
Warning: The 5U expansion enclosure needs 968 mm from the rack front post to the back of the
cable management arm (CMA). Some racks do not provide sufficient space to close the rear door.
In addition, allow 905 mm from the front post to the back of the enclosure. To allow space for the
power cables, provide 60 to 70 mm from the back of the enclosure. Figure 84 on page 88 shows
the rack space requirements for the 5U expansion enclosure.
Appendix C. Control enclosure requirements 87
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