Thermal Dissipation - Partial And Full Rack; Thermal Dissipation For Partial Rack Configurations Are Typical Values And Are Provided; Must Provide Cooling Arrangements To Support A Full Rack Configuration; Air Circulation - IBM XIV Storage System Manual

Air circulation

v Cold air is provided from the front of the rack
v Hot air is exhausted from the back of the rack

Airflow

Airflow requirements are shown in Table 22.

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Table 21. Thermal dissipation - partial and full rack configurations (continued)
Rack configuration
Partial (See Note 2.)
Notes:
1. Seven (7) and eight (8) module configurations are not supported.

2. Thermal dissipation for partial rack configurations are typical values and are provided

for reference purposes only. To support concurrent capacity upgrades, the client's site

must provide cooling arrangements to support a full rack configuration.

Table 22. Airflow requirements - partial and full rack configurations
Rack configuration

Full

Partial (See Note 2.)
Notes:
1. Seven (7) and eight (8) module configurations are not supported.
2. Airflow for partial rack configurations are typical values and are provided for reference
purposes only. To support concurrent capacity upgrades, the client's site must provide
sufficient airflow space to support a full rack configuration.
Number of modules (See Note
1.)
14
13
12
11
10
9
6
Number of modules (See
Note 1.)
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
6
kBTU per hour
27.0
25.1
23.2
21.3
19.4
17.4
11.9

Cubic feet per minute

(CFM)
820
770
720
660
600
550
500
340