IBM DS8000 manual General considerations, Delivery requirements

8.1 General considerations

Successful installation of a DS8000 requires careful planning. The main considerations when planning for the physical installation of a new DS8000 include the following:

￿Delivery

￿Floor loading

￿Space occupation

￿Electrical power

￿Operating environment

￿FAN and cooling

￿Host attachment

￿Network and SAN requirements

Always refer to the most recent information for physical planning in the IBM TotalStorage DS8000 Introduction and Planning Guide, GC35-0495. You can download this at:

http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds8000

8.2 Delivery requirements

Before you receive your DS8000 shipment, ensure that you meet all delivery requirements. You need to consider the size and weight of the DS8000 rack in its shipping container, as well as how it will be moved from the loading dock to the final installation location.

Use the following steps to ensure that your receiving area and loading ramp can safely accommodate the delivery of your storage unit:

1.Using Table 8-1,review the packaged weight and dimensions of the DS8000 container and other containers that you will receive.

To calculate the weight of your total shipment, add the weight of each model container that you will receive and the weight of one ship group container for each model. If you ordered any external Storage Hardware Management Console (S-HMC), add the weight of those containers, as well.

Table 8-1shows the final packaged dimensions and maximum packaged weight of the storage unit shipments.

Table 8-1 Packaged dimensions and weight for DS8000 models

Shipping container	Packaged Dimensions	Maximum Packaged Weight
	(in centimeters and inches)	(in kilograms and pounds)
Model 921 pallet or crate	Height 207.5 cm (81.7 in.)	1309 kg (2886 lb)
	Width 101.5 cm (40 in.)
	Depth 137.5 cm (54.2 in.)
Model 922 pallet or crate	Height 207.5 cm (81.7 in.)	1368 kg (3016 lb)
	Width 101.5 cm (40 in.)
	Depth 137.5 cm (54.2 in.)
Model 9A2 pallet or crate	Height 207.5 cm (81.7 in.)	1368 kg (3016 lb)
	Width 101.5 cm (40 in.)
	Depth 137.5 cm (54.2 in.)
Model 92E (expansion unit)	Height 207.5 cm (81.7 in.)	1209 kg (2665 lb)
pallet or crate	Width 101.5 cm (40 in.)
	Depth 137.5 cm (54.2 in.)

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