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Shipment weights and dimensions.
Chapter 6. Planning for installation site requirements
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Planning for floor and space requirements .
Raised or non-raised floor considerations
Rack dimensions and service clearance requirements
Preparing for raised-floor installation and cabling
Preparing for non-raised-floor installation and cabling .
Preparing for the ruggedized rack .
Preparing for the rear-door heat exchanger .
Planning for power requirements .
Input voltages and frequencies .
Main-power cables specifications .
Emergency power-off considerations .
Planning for environmental requirements .
Operating environment requirements .
Operating vibration requirements .
Chapter 7. Planning for network and host connectivity requirements . . . . . . . . . 49
Management ports requirements .
Fibre Channel network configurations
Ethernet (iSCSI) network configurations .
Chapter 8. Planning for management-tool requirements
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Requirements for IBM XIV Storage Management GUI, XCLI, and XIVTop
Chapter 9. Planning for remote support and call home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Remote access through a dedicated network connection
Remote support for severe system conditions .
Chapter 10. Planning for the rear-door heat exchanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear-door heat exchanger operating specifications
Rear-door heat exchanger performance .
Preparing your site to provide water to the heat exchanger
Water specifications for the secondary cooling loop .
Water delivery specifications for secondary loops .
Raised floor hose requirements and management .
Non-raised floor hose requirements and management .
Secondary cooling loop parts and services information .
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Electromagnetic compatibility notices .
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