Rack Installation Safety Precautions

If non-Oracle FS System equipment must be installed in the rack, additional care must be taken to ensure that this equipment does not cause overheating of the Oracle FS System components or block air flow. All Oracle FS System components meet these requirements, but ONLY if the installation and rack position guidelines are carefully followed.

Always load components into a rack from the bottom to the top so that the rack does not become top-heavy and tip over.

Avoid elevated operating ambient temperature. If the component is installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the operating ambient temperature of the rack environment might be greater than room ambient temperature. Therefore, make sure that the environment is compatible with the maximum ambient temperature (TMA) specified for the component.

Make sure that there is sufficient amount of airflow required for safe operation of each component.

Mounting of a component in the rack should be such that a hazardous condition is not created due to uneven mechanical loading.

Consideration should be given to the connection of a component to the supply circuit and the effect that overloading of the circuits might have on over-current protection and supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of component nameplate power ratings should be used when addressing this concern.

Reliable grounding of rack-mounted equipment should be maintained. Particular attention should be given to supply connections other than direct connections to the branch circuit (for example, use of power strips).

Do not use slide-rail mounted equipment as a shelf.