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Shipping container	Packaged Dimensions	Maximum Packaged Weight
	(in centimeters and inches)	(in kilograms and pounds)
Model 9AE (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.)
(If ordered) External S-HMC	Height 69.0 cm (27.2 in.)	75 kg (165 lb)
container	Width 80.0 cm (31.5 in.)
	Depth 120.0 cm (47.3 in.)

Attention: A fully configured model in the packaging can weigh over 1406 kg (3100 lbs). Use of fewer than three persons to move it can result in injury.

2.Ensure that your loading dock, receiving area, and elevators can safely support the packaged weight and dimensions of the shipping containers.

3.To compensate for the weight of the DS8000 shipment, ensure that the loading ramp at your site does not exceed an angle of 10°.

8.3Installation site preparation

Before you begin to install a new DS8000, you must ensure that the location where you plan to install your DS8000 storage units meets all requirements.

The topics in this section discuss how to prepare the installation site to meet all of these requirements.

8.3.1 Floor and space requirements

When you are planning the location of your storage units, you need to use the following steps to ensure that your planned installation location meets the space and floor load requirements:

1.Identify the base models and expansion models that are included in your storage units. If your storage units use an external Storage Hardware Management Console (S-HMC), include the racks containing the external S-HMCs.

2.Decide whether the storage units will be installed on a raised or nonraised floor.

a.If the location has a raised floor, plan where the floor tiles must be cut to accommodate the cables.

b.If the location has a nonraised floor, resolve any safety problems caused by the location of cable exits and routing.

3.Determine whether the floor of the location meets the floor load requirements for the storage units. This floor load rating is the concrete sub-floor rating, not the raised floor rating.

4.Calculate the amount of space that the storage units will use.

a.Identify the total amount of space that is needed for the storage units using the dimensions of the models and the weight distribution areas calculated in step 3. Service clearances between the DS8000 and an adjacent piece of equipment can overlap, but weight distribution areas cannot overlap.

b.Ensure that the area around each stand-alone model and each storage unit meets the service clearance requirements.

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