Environmental Specifications - Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 Supplementary Manual

Chapter 4 — Library Specifications
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NVIRONMENTAL
This section describes environmental specifications for the library. The
library must be installed in a rack to ensure stability. Do not place the rack
on a carpeted floor or anywhere else that poses risk for static discharge that
could damage your library and its drives.
The library rack should always be installed on a hard flooring, such as tile. It should
Caution
never be installed on carpeted flooring.
The library is equipped with internal fans as well as temperature sensors
that operate the fans as much or as little as is necessary in your data center
environment. These features keep the library's internal temperature within
specifications as long as the data center environment is within
specifications.
When the library is moved from a cold environment to a warm environment, it
Caution
should not be used for at least 24 hours. This adjustment period prevents
condensation damage.
The following tables list the general environmental specifications for the
library.
a. The temperature and humidity must be allowed to stabilize in the specified ambient environment for 24
a. The library is in its original packaging. The packaging is designed to protect the library from
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Operating Environmental Specification
Humidity
Humidity Gradient
Temperature
Maximum Temperature Change Rate
Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature
Altitude
hours.
a
Storing and Shipping (Non-Operating) Environment Specification
Humidity
Temperature
Altitude
condensation caused by extreme temperature variations (15˚ C or more). When the library is moved from
a cold storage environment to a warm operating environment, it must be acclimated in its packaging for
at least 12 hours before opening to prevent serious condensation damage from occurring.
20% to 80% (non-condensing)
Less than 10% per hour
50ºF to 90ºF (10ºC to 32ºC)
a
51.8º F (28.5º C) per hour
77ºF (25ºC)
Sea level to 10,000 feet (3,048 meters)
10% to 95% (non-condensing)
–40ºF to 149ºF (–4ºC to 65ºC)
Sea level to 40,000 feet (12,192 meters)
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