Cabinet And Rack Hardware; Physical Dimensions - Sun Microsystems StorEdge T3 Site Preparation Manual

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Cabinet and Rack Hardware

A cabinet is a freestanding and self-supporting enclosure for housing electrical and
electronic equipment. It is usually fitted with doors and side panels, which may or
may not be removable. A rack is an open structure for mounting electrical and
electronic equipment. This section describes features of cabinets and racks that can
be used to hold an array.
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Physical Dimensions

There are two types of mounting kits available for the array:
Rackmount hardware that can be adapted to install the array in standard 19-inch
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EIA/RETMA cabinets.
Rackmount hardware for mounting arrays in standard 19-inch EIA/RETMA
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racks.
To use one of these kits, the rack or cabinet must meet the criteria listed in
TABLE A-1
Measurement
Depth (the distance between the front and back flanges)
Mounting hole pitch (the width between the mounting holes)
1. This is an industry standard dimension and confirms that the structure is a 19-inch cabinet or rack.
A-2 Sun StorEdge T3 and T3+ Array Site Preparation Guide • August 2001
Cabinet and Rack Dimensions
Cabinet
30 to 34 in.
76.2 cm to 86.4 cm
1
18.3 in.
46.5 cm
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TABLE A-1
Rack
3 in. or 6 in.
7.6 cm to 15.2 cm
1
18.3 in.
46.5 cm