Environmental Requirements; General Environmental Guidelines - F5 BIG-IP 1600 Platform Manual

Environmental requirements

General environmental guidelines

Platform Guide: 1600, 3600, and 3900
Working with Environmental Guidelines for the 1600, 3600, and 3900 Platforms
Before you install a 1600/3600/3900 platform, review the following
guidelines to make sure that you are installing and using the platform in the
appropriate environment.
A platform is an industrial network appliance, designed to be mounted in a
standard 19-inch rack. To ensure safe installation and operation of the unit:
Install the rack according to the manufacturer's instructions, and check
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the rack for stability before placing equipment in it.
Build and position the rack so that once you install the platform, the
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power supply and the vents on both the front and back of the unit remain
unobstructed. The platform must have adequate ventilation around the
unit at all times.
Do not allow the air temperature in the room to exceed 40° C.
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Do not plug the unit into a branch circuit shared by more electronic
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equipment than the circuit is designed to manage safely at one time.
◆ This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). We
recommend that when you install or maintain the unit you use proper
ESD grounding procedures and equipment.
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