Position VMAX 250F Bay 43
Bay layout and dimensions..........................................................................44
Tile placement............................................................................................ 45
Casters and leveling feet............................................................................ 45
Cabinet stabilizing...................................................................................... 47
Position VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F Bays 49
System bay layouts.................................................................................... 50
Adjacent layouts, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F .............51
Dispersed layout, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F............. 52
Adjacent and dispersed (mixed) layout ......................................... 53
Dimensions for array layouts...................................................................... 54
Tile placement............................................................................................ 55
Caster and leveler dimensions.................................................................... 56
Power cabling, cords and connectors 59
Power distribution equipment, VMAX 250F................................................60
Power distribution unit VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F................. 62
Wiring configurations, VMAX 250F............................................................ 64
Wiring configurations, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F.................. 68
Power interface.......................................................................................... 72
Customer input power cabling.................................................................... 72
VMAX 250F customer AC power feed cabling............................... 73
Best practices: Power configuration guidelines.......................................... 74
Power extension cords, connectors, and wiring..........................................74
Single-phase..................................................................................75
Three-phase (International (Wye))................................................80
Three-phase (North American (Delta))......................................... 83
Three-phase (Wye, Domestic).......................................................85
EMC racking for VMAX 250F 87
Two system configurations.........................................................................88
EMC rack requirements for customer components.................................... 88
Third Party Racking Option for VMAX 250F 89
Computer room requirements, VMAX 250F............................................... 90
Customer rack requirements, VMAX 250F................................................. 90
PDU requirements for third party racks, VMAX 250F................................. 91
Component power requirements, VMAX 250F .............................. 91
Power distribution equipment for third-party rack, VMAX 250F....94
Third Party Racking Option for VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F and
VMAX 950F 95
Computer room requirements ....................................................................96
Customer rack requirements ..................................................................... 97
Third party racks with vertical PDUs — RPQ Required ............................. 99
Requirements for third party racks with vertical PDUs (rear-facing)
.....................................................................................................100
Requirements for third party racks with vertical PDUs (inward-
facing) .........................................................................................102
Chassis to chassis grounding.................................................................... 103
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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4 Site Planning Guide VMAX 250F, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F with HYPERMAX OS