Hardware
Installation
SKF Multilog On-Line System IMx-M
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User Manual
Important - An IMx-M rack must be situated in a cabinet with a metal bottom
or plastic bottom with flammability classification of at least V-1. The cabinet must
fulfill at least IP 20.
Important - Each IMx-M rack must be equipped with a forced ventilation which
has a feed of at least 3 x 95 m3/h (unrestricted airflow). The rack environment
temperature shall be kept as low as possible, ideally below 30 °C / 86 °F. The
cooling fan must be UL or CSA approved.
Cooling
Important - Each IMx-M rack must be equipped with a forced ventilation which
has a feed of at least 3 x 95 m3/h (unrestricted airflow) in order to keep the rack
environment temperature as low as possible, ideally below 30 °C / 86 °F.
Important - Each IMx-M rack must always have a working fan solution to avoid
overheating, even in lower ambient temperatures. Make sure to use the embedded
fan trays monitoring and alarm functionality to detect and quickly resolve a
potential fan breakdown to avoid system damage.
Important - Overall system reliability and mean time between failure (MTBF) is
greatly affected by the operating temperature, thus it is recommended to maintain
as low operating and rack environment temperatures as possible.
IMx-M is designed to operate in a maximum temperature of 65 °C /
149 °F.
However,
operating IMx-M at this temperature shall be avoided as it will drastically shorten the
lifetime of all components.
Internal rack temperature is monitored and registered via Event Log. If the rack is
operated above 65 °C /
149 °F,
the warranty will be voided.
It is recommended to use two power supply units always, not only for redundancy but
also to reduce the stress/temperature on each module and hence maximize the MTBF
for the power supply units.
