Considering Earthquake Preparedness Alternatives; Delivery Requirements; Receiving The Ds6000 Series Shipment; Shipment Weights And Dimensions - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Introduction And Planning Manual

2. See "Planning for environment requirements" on page 44 for the temperature

Considering earthquake preparedness alternatives

If you are installing your DS6000 series in an area that is prone to earthquakes,
plan for special installation methods to minimize earthquake damage to your
system.
An unsecured storage unit or expansion unit can topple or be thrown around during
an earthquake. This places both the unit and your personnel in danger. To help
prevent damage, restrain your storage unit using one of the following two methods:
Restraint method
Hard mounting

Delivery requirements

Before you receive your DS6000 series shipment, ensure that you meet all delivery
requirements.
The topics in this section will help you ensure that you select a site that meets all
requirements.

Receiving the DS6000 series shipment

The shipping carrier is responsible for delivering and unloading the DS6000 series
as close to its final destination as possible. You must ensure that your loading ramp
and your receiving area can accommodate your DS6000 series shipment.
Use the following steps to ensure that your receiving area and loading ramp can
safely accommodate the delivery of your DS6000 series:
1. Find out the packaged weight and dimensions of the storage unit container and
2. Ensure that your loading dock, receiving area, and elevators can safely support

Shipment weights and dimensions

To help you plan for the delivery of your DS6000 series, you must ensure that your
loading dock and receiving area can support the weight and dimensions of the
packaged DS6000 shipments.
You receive one or more shipping containers for each DS6000 series that you order
depending on whether or not you also ordered a 2101-200 rack. Depending on your
order, you will receive the following:
v When you order the DS6000 series without a rack, the shipping container also
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and cooling requirements for your DS6000 series.
Allows some system movement and provides for both personnel safety and
protection of your storage unit.
Physically attaches your system to the floor. This method increases the
safety of personnel during an earthquake. However, it also causes the most
damage to the storage unit because the unit absorbs most of the shock.
IBM does not support hard mounting.
other containers that you will receive.
the packaged weight and dimensions of the shipping containers.
will include ship group items such as power cords, CDs, and other ordered
features or peripherals within the same container.