Dell EMC VxFlex Series - Hardware Acclimation Times

Table 1 Site requirements (continued)
Requirement Description
System acclimation The system must be acclimated to the new environment before hardware is installed.
To acclimate the system, place the unpacked system bays in the new operating
environment. Open the front and the rear door of each bay and let the system
stabilize up to four hours in dry conditions and up to sixteen hours in hot and humid
conditions. Do not apply AC power until the system is acclimated to the local
environment.
Customer installed cables Dispersed system bays include longer switch and Ethernet cable bundles that extend
the separation distance between system bay 1 and one or more dispersed system
bays.
Cable bundles for dispersed system bays may be routed across the subfloor or in the
overhead ceiling space. If you are not allowed access under the floor or to the ceiling
routing space, ensure that the customer has installed the cable bundles under the
correct floor or ceiling tiles, and has retained the protective packaging on the cable
connectors.
Hardware acclimation times
Units must acclimate to the operating environment before applying power. This requires the unpackaged system or
component to reside in the operating environment for up to 16 hours in order to thermally stabilize and prevent
condensation.
Transit/storage environment
Operating environment temperature Acclimation time
Temperature Humidity
Nominal
68-72°F (20-22°C)
Nominal
40-55% RH
Nominal 68-72°F (20-22°C)
40-55% RH
0-1 hour
Cold
<68°F (20°C)
Dry
<30% RH
<86°F (30°C) 4 hours
Cold
<68°F (20°C)
Damp
≥30% RH
<86°F (30°C) 4 hours
Hot
>72°F (22°C)
Dry
<30% RH
<86°F (30°C) 4 hours
Hot
>72°F (22°C)
Humid 30-45%
RH
<86°F (30°C) 4 hours
Humid 45-60%
RH
<86°F (30°C) 8 hours
Humid ≥60% RH <86°F (30°C) 16 hours
Unknown <86°F (30°C) 16 hours
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14 Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node Server Installation Guide