range limits could possibly increase the failure rate of hardware components
significantly. In order to minimize the occurrence of system failure due to
component failure, set temperature and humidity in the optimal ranges.
Environmental Requirements
TABLE 1-2
Operating Range
Ambient
5˚C to 35˚C
temperature
(41˚F to 95˚F)
Relative
20% RH to 80% RH
*
humidity
Altitude
3,000 m (10,000 ft)
†
restriction
Temperature
5˚C to 35˚C (41˚F to 95˚F):
conditions
0 m to 500 m (0 ft to 1,640 ft)
5˚C to 33˚C (41˚F to 91.4˚F):
501 m to 1,000 m (1,644 ft to 3,281 ft)
5˚C to 31˚C (41˚ Fto 87.8˚F):
1,001 m to 1,500 m (3,284 ft to 4,921 ft)
5˚C to 29˚C (41˚F to 84.2˚F):
1,501 m to 3,000 m (4,925 ft to 9,843 ft)
* There is no condensation regardless of the temperature and humidity.
† All altitudes are above sea level.
Note – In order to minimize any chance of downtime due to component failure, use
the optimal temperature and humidity ranges.
Both midrange servers have these features:
Rackmountable
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Support for multiple CPU modules
■
Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), which is making multiple CPUs available to
■
complete individual processes simultaneously
eXtended System Control Facility Unit (XSCFU)
■
PCI-Express I/O bus
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Non-Operating Range
Unpacked:
0˚C to 50˚C (32˚F to 122˚F)
Packed:
-20˚C to 60˚C (-4˚F to 140˚F)
to 93% RH
12,000 m (40, 000 ft)
Optimum
21˚C to 23˚C
(70˚F to 74˚F)
45% RH to 50% RH