Hp 10000 Ballast Option Kit; Stabilization For Seismic Activity - HP 245161-B22 - 10642 42U Rack Shock Pallet Best Practices Manual

HP 10000 Ballast Option Kit

Ballast plates add weight to a rack and therefore improve side-to-side and front-to-back mechanical
stability for stand-alone racks or a row of three or fewer racks bayed together. Ballast plates fit in the
zero-U space at the interior sides of the rack and should be installed into the rack prior to installation
of any other equipment.
NOTE
The 10000 Ballast option kit is compatible with all 10000 and 10000 G2
Series racks.
Increasing rack weight
A rack with a light static load (less than 95 kg / 210 lbs.) should have ballast plates installed to
provide extra weight, thus reducing the possibility of the rack tipping over if a significant force where
to be applied to the rear or side of the rack. Racks with a heavier static load (greater than 95 kg /
210 lbs.), depending on the particular configuration involved, may not require ballasts.
Multiple Ballast kits may be necessary to provide sufficient weight. Each kit contains two 40-lb. (18-
kg) ballast plates. Ballast plates should be added to the rack until the total weight of components
installed into the rack is 210 lbs. (95 kg) (minimum).
For example, a lightly loaded rack configured with 50 lbs. (23 kg) of equipment requires two ballast
kits (four ballast plates). The total weight of four ballast plates is 160 lbs. (72 kg). Therefore, the total
installed weight of the rack components would be 210 lbs. (the minimum recommended rack installed
component weight):
Should any rack component weigh more than 100 lbs. (46 kg), there must be and additional 210 lbs.
(91 kg) of equipment weight in the rack (excluding the weight of the component) to provide balance
and maintain rack stability when the component is extended on its rails. In this instance, ballast plates
should be added until the total rack component weight is
300 lbs. (or greater).
Total weight of installed equipment + total weight of ballast plates = total rack component weight
WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment, extend only
one component at a time. The rack may become unstable if more than one
component is extended.

Stabilization for seismic activity

Rack installations in geographical areas where there is a risk of seismic activity require special
considerations for stabilization of the rack.
IMPORTANT
The 10000 and 10000 G2 Series racks are not qualified as a Zone 4 or
OSHPOD solution.
An equipment integrator will need to determine the requirements for which, if any, ballast and
stabilizer kits are required. If the rack is bolted to the floor or to adjacent racks that have sufficient
combined weight, additional stabilization products may not be required.
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