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SPARC M8 and SPARC M7 Servers Installation Guide

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Updated: September 2017
 
 

Environmental Requirements

These environmental requirements are for both the SPARC M8-8 and the SPARC M7 series servers.

Requirement
Operating Range
Nonoperating Range
Optimum Range
Altitude
Up to 3000m (10000 ft)

Note -  Except in China markets, where regulations might limit installations to a maximum altitude of 2 km (6560 ft.).

Up to 12000m (40000 ft)
Relative humidity
20% to 80%, 27˚C (81˚F) max wet bulb temperature, noncondensing.

Note -  Humidity ramp rate must not exceed 30% per hour.

Up to 85%, 40˚C (104˚F) max wet bulb temperature, noncondensing. Max dew point: 28˚C (82˚F).

Note -  Humidity ramp rate must not exceed 20% per hour.

45% to 50%
Ambient temperature
5˚ to 35˚C (41˚ to 95˚F)

Note -  Temperature ramp rate must not exceed 15˚C (27˚F) per hour.

In shipping container: -40˚ to 65˚C (-40˚ to 149˚F)
Unpacked: 0˚ to 50˚C (32˚ to 122˚F)

Note -  Temperature ramp rate must not exceed 20˚C (36˚F) per hour.

21˚ to 23˚C (70˚ to 74˚F)
Maximum ambient temperature ranges per elevation
  • 5˚ to 35˚C (41˚ to 95˚F) at 0 to 500m (0 to 1640 ft)

  • 5˚ to 33˚C (41˚ to 93.2˚F) at 501 to 1000m (1664 to 3281 ft)

  • 5˚ to 31˚C (41˚ to 87.7˚F) at 1001 to 1500m (3284 ft to 4921 ft)

  • 5˚ to 29˚C (41˚ to 84.2˚F) at 1501 to 3000m (4924 to 10000 ft)

    Note -  Except in China markets, where regulations might limit installations to a maximum altitude of 2km (6560 ft.).

Vibration
0.15G (vertical), 0.10G (horizontal), 5 to 500 Hz, swept-sine
0.5G (vertical), 0.25G (horizontal), 5 to 500 Hz, swept-sine
Shock
3.0G, 11 ms, half-sine
Roll-off: 1-inch roll-off free fall, front-to-back rolling directions
Threshold: 25 mm threshold height at 0.75m/s impact velocity
Incline
5 degrees max. (9% grade max.)
5 degrees max. (9% grade max.)

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