Floor Load-Bearing Requirements - EMC Symmetrix DMX-3 Product Manual

Floor load-bearing
requirements
The cable retainer bracket will be removed to allow the cables inside
the machine and replaced after cable routing is complete. The cables
should be dressed to allow all doors to open freely. The customer is
responsible for meeting all of his/her local installation safety
requirements.
Note: Although EMC does not require raised floors for routing power cables,
it is recommended.
It is recommended but not required that the Symmetrix DMX-3
configuration be installed on a raised floor.
If the system is installed in a raised or nonraised floor environment,
customer must ensure that the subfloor or site floor, respectively, is
capable of supporting the system weight specified in
page 265.
If the system is installed in a raised floor environment, customer must
ensure that the raised floor is capable of supporting the system
weight. EMC recommends the use of 24 x24 in heavy-duty,
concrete-filled steel floor tiles. If different size or type tiles are used,
customer must ensure that the tiles have a minimum load rating that
is sufficient for supporting the system weight. To ensure proper
physical support of the system, the following requirements, which
are based on the use of 24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm) heavy-duty,
concrete-filled steel floor tiles, must be complied with:
Floor must be level.
Floor tiles and stringers must be rated for a minimum static load
of 1,600 lbs (725.7 kg) based on two casters of 800 lbs (362.9 kg)
each per tile.
Floor tiles must be rated for a minimum of 1,000 lbs (453.6 kg)
rolling load.
Floor tiles and stringers must be rated for a minimum static
ultimate load of at least 3,000 lbs (1,360.8 kg) per tile.
Floor tile deflection must be minimized with additional pedestal
mounts.
Do not position the system bay or storage bays with more than
two casters on a single floor tile.
Note: Cutting tiles per specifications as shown on
will ensure the proper caster placement.
Planning and Installation
Table 42 on
Figure 72 on page 297
System placement options 295