IBM TS4500, Introduction And Planning Manual

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All water systems must be external to the library's frame, with mechanical support
provided for piping.
Attachment of cables, wiring, and pipes between frames
A side view of the area available to run cables, wiring, and pipes between frames
of the TS4500 tape library is shown in Figure 22 on page 86. The area is a
triangular section that is 81 mm (3.2 inches) wide by 140 mm (5.5 inches) long (see
▌1▐
in Figure 22 on page 86). All of the fire suppression tubing and equipment that
routes between frame must stay within the area of the triangle section
▌1▐
.
Inside a frame, all the fire suppression equipment must stay within with the upper
back portion of the frame. Figure 22 on page 86 illustrates this area with the four
directional arrows and dotted line.
Figure 21. Allowable areas for routing fire-suppression equipment (top view of the library frames)
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