Receiving Delivery - IBM DS8900F Introduction And Planning Manual

Receiving delivery

The shipping carrier is responsible for delivering and unloading the storage system as close to its final
destination as possible. You must ensure that your loading ramp and your receiving area can
accommodate your storage system shipment.
Before you begin
Ensure you read the following caution when you position the rack (model 994, 996, or E96). If you are
relocating the frame, ease it out of its current position and pull out the outriggers for the remaining major
part of the relocation. Roll the rack on its castors until you get close to its intended location. Keep the
supplemental outriggers in position as shown in the following image. When the rack is near the final
location, you can recede the outriggers back into the recessed position, flush with the outsides of the
rack. The outriggers are only intended to help move the rack and are not intended to support the rack in
its final location. To prevent unintended movement and ensure stability of the rack, you can put down the
leveler jacks.
About this task
Use the following steps to ensure that your receiving area and loading ramp can safely accommodate the
delivery of your storage system:
Procedure
1. Find out the packaged weight and dimensions of the shipping containers in your shipment.
2. Ensure that your loading dock, receiving area, and elevators can safely support the packaged weight
and dimensions of the shipping containers.
Note: You can order a weight-reduced shipment when a configured storage system exceeds the
weight capability of the receiving area at your site.
3. To compensate for the weight of the storage system shipment, ensure that the loading ramp at your
site does not exceed an angle of 10°. (See Figure 6 on page 82.)
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