IBM XIV STORAGE SYSTEM, Manual

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Chapter 3. Physical requirements
Physical requirements for installing the IBM XIV Storage System include:
v
“Cooling and environmental considerations”
v “Physical space requirements” on page 11
v
“Raised floor requirements” on page 13
v “Floor weight-support requirements” on page 14
v “Physical network connection requirements” on page 14
v
“Delivery requirements” on page 14
Cooling and environmental considerations
Cooling requirements
Cooling (thermal dissipation) requirements are shown in Table 7.
Table 7. Thermal dissipation - partial and full rack configurations
Rack configuration
Number of modules (See Note
1.)
kBTU per hour
Full 15 28.5
Partial (See Note 2.) 14 26.6
13 24.7
12 22.8
11 20.8
10 18.9
9 17.0
6 11.7
Notes:
1. Seven (7) and eight (8) module configurations are not supported.
2. Thermal dissipation for partial rack configurations are typical values and are provided
for reference purposes only. To support concurrent capacity upgrades, the client’s site
must provide cooling arrangements to support a full rack configuration.
Air circulation
v Cold air is provided from the front of the rack.
v
Hot air is exhausted from the back of the rack.
Airflow
Airflow requirements are shown in Table 8.
Table 8. Airflow requirements - partial and full rack configurations
Rack configuration
Number of modules (See
Note 1.) Cubic feet per minute
(CFM)
Full 15 810
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