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Storage System Hardware
Cabinets for Rackmount Enclosures

Prewired 19-inch-wide cabinets, ready for installation, are available

in the following dimensions to accept rackmount storage systems.

As an example, a rackmount storage system that supports 100 disk

modules has the following requirements.

Vertical Space Exterior Dimensions Comments
173 cm or 68.25 in
(39 NEMA units or
U; one U is 1.75 in)
Height: 192 cm (75.3 in)
Width: 65 cm (25.5 in)
Depth: 87 cm (34.25 in) plus service
clearances, which are 90 cm (3 ft),
30 cm front and 60 cm back
Weight (empty): 134 kg (296 lb)
Accepts combinations of:
DPEs at 6.5 U,
iDAEs at 3.5 U,
SPS units at 1 U,
DAEs at 3.5 U each,
Switches or hubs at 1 U
Requires 200–240 volts ac. Plug options
include L6–30 or L7–30 (domestic) and
IEC 309 30 A (international).
Each power strip has 12 IEC-320 CIS
outlets.
Filler panels of various sizes are available.
Category Requirement
Vertical cabinet space in
NEMA units (U, one U is
1.75 in)
Bottom to top: One SPS (1 U), one DPE (6.5 U), and nine DAEs (9*3.5 U
equals 31.5 U) for a total of 39 U.
Weight 516 kg (1,137 lb) including the cabinet (134 kg), DPE (52 kg), SPS (11 kg),
and nine DAEs (9 * 35.4 kg equals 319 kg).
Power 4,500 VA max, including the DPE (800 VA), SPS (100 VA), and nine DAEs
(9 * 400 VA equals 3600 VA).
Cooling 15,484 KJ/hour (14,700 BTU/hr), including the DPE (2,520
KJ/hr), SPS (265 KJ/hour, estimated), and nine DAEs (9*1,411 KJ/hr equals
12,699 KJ/hr).