Spectra T950 - Service Access Requirements

Appendix D — Specifications Library Specifications
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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Service Access Requirements
Recommended clearance Providing3ft(0.9m)ofclearanceoneachside
ofthelibraryishighlyrecommended.
T950 minimum clearance Aminimumof2ft(0.6m)ofclearanceisrequired
oneverysideofthelibraryforairflowandserviceaccess.Ifdatacenter
equipmentis onrollingracksandcanbeeasily movedtoprovide2ft(0.6m)
ofclearanceoneachendofthelibrary,thenhavingequipmentadjacenttothe
endsofthelibraryisacceptable.The2ft(0.6m)ofsp aceatthefrontandrear
ofthelibrarymustremainclearatalltimestoallowproperairflow.
T950B minimum clearance Aminimumof2ft(0.6m)ofclearanceis
requiredontheleftandrightendsofthelibrarytoprovideserviceaccess
tothelibrary.Ifdatacenterequipmentisonrollingracksandcanbeeasily
movedtoprovide2ft(0.6m)ofclearanceoneachendofthelibrary,then
havingequipmentadjacenttotheendsofthelibraryisacceptable.In
addition,aminimumof2ft(0.6m)ofclearanceatthefrontandbackofthe
mainframe,eachdriveexpansionframe,andthebulkTAPframeis
requiredforairflowandserviceandoperatoraccess.
RefertotheSpectraT950LibrarySitePreparationGuidefordetailed
informationaboutspaceandaccessrequirements.
Important
Providing 3 ft (0.9 m) of clearance on each side of the library is highly recommended.