Ds8000 Layouts And Tile Setups For Cooling - IBM DS8800 Introduction And Planning Manual

Base = Base model
f = front
r = rear Exp = Expansion model
Single Machine - 2 examples
1
f Base
2
f Base r
Hot Aisle / Cold Aisle installation
Hot
Aisle
r Exp f
r Base f
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Figure 28. DS8000 layouts and tile setups for cooling
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r
3
Cold Hot
Aisle Aisle
f Base r
f Exp r
1. Prepare for the installation of the storage unit on a raised floor.
Although the storage unit can be installed on a nonraised floor,
installing the storage unit on a raised floor provides increased air
circulation for better cooling.
2. Install perforated tiles in the front of each base model and expansion
model as follows:
a. For a stand-alone base model, install two fully perforated tiles in
front of each base model, as shown in Figure 29 on page 171 in the
single-machine examples (
2 ft tile
2 ft perforated tile
Row of Machines - 2 examples
f Base r
f Base r
f Base r
f Base r
Cold
Aisle
r Exp f
r Base f
8 Tiles (16 ft)
1
and
f Base r
f Exp r
f Base r
f Exp r
Hot
Aisle
f Base r
f Exp r
2
in the figure).
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