Safety Requirements; Fire Safety Requirements; Preventing Equipment Servicing Hazards; Preventing Electrical Hazards - HP StorageWorks XP10000 - Disk Array Manual

Safety requirements

When making decisions concerning site safety, your first concern should be the safety of your personnel
and then the safety of your equipment.
Fundamental safeguards for disk arrays should include a site well away from any sources of potential
damage.
If you have any questions on site safety, consult your HP representative, your insurance carrier, and
local building inspectors for safety recommendations.

Fire safety requirements

WARNING!
Do not install or operate the disk array in an environment where there is a risk of fire or explosion due to
the presence of highly flammable gases, volatile liquids, or combustible dust.
Consult your insurance carrier and local fire department for fire safety suggestions. They can analyze
your existing fire control systems and advise you on any required changes. If you are building a new
site or making structural changes to an existing site, consult your local building codes for fire prevention
and protection guidelines.

Preventing equipment servicing hazards

Your staff and HP service personnel require safe access to the system. Running electrical and data
communication cables underneath a raised floor is a good way to ensure that they do not create a
safety hazard.

Preventing electrical hazards

The system equipment racks contain dangerous voltages. To prevent injury or death from electric
shock, refer all electrical installation and service to qualified personnel.

Space planning

Space planning involves making sure that your computer room:
• Is large enough to hold the new array and other equipment and furniture
• Provides clearance around the array for service access and to ensure proper weight distribution
on the computer room floor
• For raised floors, includes correctly positioned floor cutouts for the disk array's power and data
cables
24 Site requirements for the XP10000 disk array