Calculating The Weight Of Your Disk Array Configuration - HP StorageWorks XP12000 Site Preparation Manual

Table 4. Component weights (continued)
Product Description
AE045A #004 Single-phase 50A/50Hz for XP12000 DKU
AE045A #005 Single-phase 30A/60Hz for XP12000 DKU
AE045A #006 Single-phase 30A/50Hz for XP12000 DKU
AE046A XP12000 High Performance FC-AL Disk Path
AE050A XP12000 73 GB 15K rpm Array Group, four disks
AE051A XP12000 146 GB 10K rpm Array Group, four disks
AE050AS XP12000 73 GB 15K rpm Spare Disk
AE051AS XP12000 146 GB 10K rpm Spare Disk

Calculating the weight of your disk array configuration

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The total weight of your array configuration includes not just the DKC and
DKU(s), but also the number of disk drives in each cabinet and any
optional components. Your site must have adequate floor strength to
support the total weight of the array, from the delivery area to the computer
room.
Use the weight calculation worksheet
of your unpackaged array configuration, in your preferred units (kg or lb).
See Table 6 (page 24)
Use the calculated total weight to estimate the required floor load rating for
the computer room (page
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array Site Preparation Guide
(page 23)
for an example of a completed worksheet.
28).
kg
17.2
20
18.6
6.8
4.5
4.1
1.4
0.9
to calculate the total weight
lb
38
44
41
15
10
9
3
2