Pre-Installation Guidelines - Oracle Acme Packet 6100 Hardware Installation Manual

Recommended
Tools and Parts

Pre-Installation Guidelines

Environmental
Guidelines
Power Guidelines
Caution
Mounting
Guidelines
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Acme Packet recommends that you have the following parts on hand:
Cable labels
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UPS for AC installations
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ESD wrist or heel straps
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ESD-safe location
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The Acme Packet 6100 must have access to reliable power and cooling. When
choosing a location for your Acme Packet 6100, follow the guidelines listed in
this section.
When preparing to install your Acme Packet 6100.
Ensure that the equipment rack location complies with the environmental
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specifications (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, maximum altitude, air
flow and heat dissipation) of the Acme Packet 6100.
Locate the Acme Packet 6100 in a clean and well-ventilated room. This
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location should also be far from areas where heat, electrical noise, and
electromagnetic fields are present.
When preparing to install your Acme Packet 6100, please ensure you do the
following:
Ensure that the installation location has access to adequate power and
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grounding. Separate circuits should be available for each of the Acme
Packet 6100 two power supplies.
The Acme Packet 6100 may only be powered by AC or DC circuits at one
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time; mixed power configurations are unsupported.
Never use extension cords when powering a Acme Packet 6100.
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Use grounded, 3-conductor circuits.
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A local earth ground must be available.
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Connect each of the Acme Packet 6100 power supplies to a
separate circuit. If both supplies are connected to outlets on
the same circuit, the Acme Packet 6100 will lose power to both
supplies if that circuit loses power. In that case, the whole
Acme Packet 6100 would lose power.
When preparing to install your Acme Packet 6100, please ensure you follow
these mounting guidelines:
Leave enough clearance, approximately 8" (20 cm), behind the equipment
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rack to allow adequate air ventilation, for ease in cabling, and to access the
Acme Packet 6100 Hardware Installation Guide