Ensuring adequate airflow
Bundled cables can obstruct the movement of conditioned air around your storage system.
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Secure cables away from fans.
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Keep cables away from the intake holes at the front of the storage system.
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Use flooring seals or grommets to keep conditioned air from escaping through cable
holes.
Preparing for future maintenance
Design your cable infrastructure to accommodate future work on the storage system. Give
thought to future tasks that will be performed on the storage system, such as locating specific
pathways or connections, isolating a fault, or adding or removing components.
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Purchase colored cables or apply colored tags.
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Label both ends of every cable to denote the port to which it connects.
AC power cables
Utility AC power standards for connector types and voltage levels vary by country. Hitachi
provides a variety of power cables that facilitate using storage systems around the world.
Hitachi power cables meet the safety standards for the country for which they are intended.
AC power cables
Appendix F: Data and power cables
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