Contents
Figures................................................................................................................ vii
Tables.................................................................................................................. xi
About this information........................................................................................ xiii
Who should read this information.............................................................................................................xiii
IBM Elastic Storage System information units......................................................................................... xiii
Related information...................................................................................................................................xiii
Conventions used in this information........................................................................................................xiv
How to submit your comments..................................................................................................................xv
Chapter1.Notices................................................................................................. 1
Trademarks.................................................................................................................................................. 2
Homologation statement.............................................................................................................................3
Safety and environmental notices...............................................................................................................3
Safety notices and labels....................................................................................................................... 3
Special caution and safety notices.........................................................................................................9
Environmental notices......................................................................................................................... 12
FCC certication................................................................................................................................... 12
Electromagnetic compatibility notices......................................................................................................12
Canada Notice...................................................................................................................................... 12
European Community and Morocco Notice.........................................................................................12
Germany Notice....................................................................................................................................12
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) Notice....................13
Japan Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) Notice ...................................................... 14
Korea Notice......................................................................................................................................... 14
People's Republic of China Notice....................................................................................................... 14
Russia Notice........................................................................................................................................15
Taiwan Notice....................................................................................................................................... 15
United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice................................................... 15
Chapter2.Technical overview............................................................................. 17
System overview........................................................................................................................................17
IBM Storage Scale System 3500 Solution congurations.................................................................. 22
Drives..........................................................................................................................................................22
Drive slots.............................................................................................................................................22
Power modules.......................................................................................................................................... 23
SSR access port......................................................................................................................................... 23
Hardware specication sheets..................................................................................................................23
EMS node specications...................................................................................................................... 23
Chapter3.Planning for hardware.........................................................................25
Planning for site preparation..................................................................................................................... 25
Site preparation and physical planning............................................................................................... 25
Planning for hardware installation............................................................................................................ 25
Planning for racks.................................................................................................................................25
Reviewing IBM Storage Scale System 3500 location guidelines........................................................26
IBM Storage Scale System 3500 model..............................................................................................26
Planning for power for server canister.................................................................................................26
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