Safety Requirements; Fire Safety Requirements; Preventing Equipment Servicing Hazards; Preventing Electrical Hazards - HP StorageWorks XP12000 - Disk Array Site Preparation Manual

Safety requirements

When making decisions concerning site safety, your first concern should be the safety of your personnel
and then the safety of your equipment.
Fundamental safeguards for disk arrays should include a site well away from any sources of potential
damage.
If you have any questions on site safety, consult your HP representative, your insurance carrier, and
local building inspectors for safety recommendations.

Fire safety requirements

WARNING!
Do not install or operate the disk array in an environment where there is a risk of fire or explosion due to
the presence of highly flammable gases, volatile liquids, or combustible dust.
Consult your insurance carrier and local fire department for fire safety suggestions. They can analyze
your existing fire control systems and advise you on any required changes. If you are building a new
site or making structural changes to an existing site, consult your local building codes for fire prevention
and protection guidelines.

Preventing equipment servicing hazards

Your staff and HP service personnel require safe access to the system. Running electrical and data
communication cables underneath your computer room's raised floor is the best way to ensure that
they do not create a safety hazard.

Preventing electrical hazards

The system equipment racks contain dangerous voltages. To prevent injury or death from electric
shock, refer all electrical installation and service to qualified personnel.

Floor requirements

XP disk arrays can be installed on solid surface (concrete) or raised floors.
All computer room floors must meet the following requirements:
• The floor must be able to support the total weight of the equipment as well as localized weight at
each caster or foot of the equipment cabinets. For more information, see
"Estimating required floor load
• The surface of the floor must be covered or treated with conductive material. For more information,
see "Floor covering
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