Operating Environment - IBM 3453 Series Customer Install Manual

Operating Environment

Cloud Pak for Data System components are designed to work together as a system in
an ASHRAE A2 environment. .
Table 2: Operating Environment
Environment
ASHRAE
Airflow Direction
Temperature
Humidity
Maximum
Operating Altitude
Shipping
Temperature
Shipping relative
humidity
[1] Derate maximum allowable dry-bulb temperature by 1C (1.8F) per 300m (984 ft)
increase in altitude above 950m (2,953 ft)
[2] Maximum dewpoint 21°C (70°F)
[3] Short term temperature only for servers with SSDs
[4] Unit must acclimate to data center environment before unboxing to prevent
condensation.
[5] PDUs do not have fresh air cooling and can function in 60C (140F) environments
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Recommended
operating
18C – 27C (61F -
80F)
25% - 60%
noncondensing [2,
4]
Allowable
operating
A2
Front-to-back
10C – 35C (50F-
95F) [1, 5]
20% - 80%
noncondensing [2,
4]
3050m (10,000 ft)
[1]
Customer Install Guide, 2U Chassis
Nonoperating
5C – 45C (41F –
113F)
8% - 85% [4]
-40C – 60C (-40F –
140F) [3, 4]
8% - 90% [4]
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