Safety And Environmental Notices; Safety Notices And Labels; Cautions - IBM Storage Networking SAN128B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Safety and environmental notices

This section contains information about:
v "Safety notices and labels"
v "Rack safety" on page xvi
v "Product recycling and disposal" on page xviii

Safety notices and labels

When using this product, observe the danger, caution, and attention notices contained in this guide. The
notices are accompanied by symbols that represent the severity of the safety condition. The danger and
caution notices are listed in numerical order based on their IDs, which are displayed in parentheses, for
example (D004), at the end of each notice. Use this ID to locate the translation of these danger and
caution notices in the Safety Notices publication that is shipped with this product.
The following notices and statements are used in IBM documents. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards. Follow the links for more detailed descriptions and examples of
the danger, caution, and attention notices in the sections that follow.
v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
v "Attention notices" on page xv: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or data.
v "Cautions": These statements indicate situations that can be potentially hazardous to you.
v "Danger Notices" on page xii: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these
situations.
v In addition to these notices, "Safety labels" on page xiv may be attached to the product to warn of
potential hazards.

Cautions

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to
hardware, firmware, software, or data.
General cautions
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
CAUTION:
Do not install the device in an environment where the operating ambient temperature
might exceed 40°C (104°F).
CAUTION:
Make sure the airflow around the front, and back of the device is not restricted.
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