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Chapter 2. Planning for the physical environment
Make sure that the site where the BladeCenter unit will be installed meets the
minimum physical requirements for rack, power, and cooling.
Dimensions
A BladeCenter S chassis is 7 rack units (7 U) high.
A BladeCenter S chassis has the following dimensions:
Width: 444 mm (17.5 inches)
Height: 306.3 mm (12 inches)
Depth: 733.4 mm (28.9 inches) from front of the chassis to the rear
Weight considerations
Floors and racks have maximum weight loads. Take these loads into consideration
when planning your floor space.
The fully configured weight with blade servers is approximately 108.86 kg (240
lbs).
The empty chassis without modules or blade servers weighs approximately 40.82
kg (90 lbs).
Floor space
The required floor space must allow enough clearance in the front and rear of the
rack so that the doors can be opened to access the equipment.
Front clearance is needed to access the blade servers, storage modules, and the
media tray. Rear clearance is needed to access power supplies, fans, and network
cable connections, as well as to attach a local monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the
advanced management module. The following graphic shows the maximum
operational clearances for IBM NetBAY racks and expansion units that are
recommended for use with BladeCenter systems.
Note: Some racks, such as the IBM S2 25U Standard Rack and the IBM S2 42U
Standard rack have dual doors and take up less space.
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