Veritas provides the following requirements to ensure sufficient cooling.
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Veritas requires that you install the system in a National Engineering
Manufacturer's Association (NEMA)-certified or equivalent rack.
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A minimum of 3 inches (7.6 cm) of space must be between the front of an
appliance and the cabinet door or other air block.
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A minimum of 6 inches (15.2 cm) of space must be between the rear of an
appliance and the cabinet rear or other air block.
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A minimum of 1 inch (2.5 cm) of space must be between the front of a storage
shelf and the cabinet door or other air block.
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A minimum of 2 inches (5.0 cm) of space must be between the rear of a storage
shelf and the cabinet rear or other air block.
Refer to the
Veritas Appliance Product Description Guide
for specifications about
temperature and cooling.
NetBackup Appliance documentation
Cable length verification
Before you install and connect the hardware, be sure to verify that you have the
correct length of cables for your setup.
Each rack unit (RU) is 44.50 mm (1.752 inches) in height. The compute node is
2RU high.
The 5U84 Storage Shelves are 5RU high.
Four 1-meter (39.37 inches) SAS-3 cables ship with each compute node and connect
to the Primary Storage Shelf.
Two SAS-3 cables ship with each Expansion Storage Shelf. Each SAS-3 cable is
1-meter (3.28 feet) long.
Note:
If you must have Expansion shelves in different racks be sure that the SAS-3
cables are long enough. Do not stretch the cables too tightly or try to use adapters
or extensions.
Prerequisites for IPMI configuration
Verify the following configuration prerequisites:
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The remote management port auto-negotiates its link speed to 1 Gbps.
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Preinstallation requirements
Cable length verification
