Environmental requirements

Air conditioning

Air conditioning capacity

Use the following table to determine the average power consumption of your storage appliances and disk shelves. All BTU (British Thermal Unit) ratings are for maximally configured storage appliances and disk shelves at 200-240V.

Hardware	Watts	Air exchange (BTU/hr.)
FAS900 series appliance	330	1,126
F85 filer	238	812
F87 filer (two power supplies, with one backup)	520	1,774
F810, F820, F825, and F840 filer	159	543
F880 filer	185	631
F700 series filer	207	706
C6100/C3100 NetCache appliance	159	543
C2100 NetCache appliance	307	1,048
C1200 NetCache appliance	118	403
C1100 series NetCache appliance	92	314
C700 series NetCache appliance	216	737
R100 system	1,100	3,750
R100 storage engine	185	631
R100 disk shelf	200	682
R150 system	2,130	7,270
R150 storage engine	330	1,126
R150 disk shelf	200	682
DS14 disk shelf	349	1,191
SDS12 disk shelf	380	1,297
FC7, FC8, and FC9 disk shelves	194	662

Determining sufficient air conditioning

To determine whether you have sufficient cooling for your site, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Add the BTU rates for all storage appliances, disk shelves, and any other hardware you plan to keep in one room.
2	Determine whether the air conditioning in your room can handle the total BTU rate. Note If you need help in determining the total BTU rate, contact the heating/cooling expert for your site.
3	If your room air conditioning cannot handle the BTU load of all your hardware, upgrade the air conditioning or install your hardware in another room.

Step

Action

Add the BTU rates for all storage appliances, disk shelves, and any other hardware you plan to keep in one room.

Determine whether the air conditioning in your room can handle the total BTU rate.

Note
If you need help in determining the total BTU rate, contact the heating/cooling expert for your site.

If your room air conditioning cannot handle the BTU load of all your hardware, upgrade the air conditioning or install your hardware in another room.

Operating acoustic noise

The following table lists the operating acoustic noise levels for your equipment.

Hardware	Acoustic level
F85 filer	56 decibels at 23° C
F87 filer	45 decibels at 23° C 5.9 bels at 23° C
F800 series filer and C6100/C3100 series NetCache appliance	50 decibels at 23° C
FAS900 series appliance	49.5 dBA at 23° C
C1100 series NetCache appliance	45 decibels at 23° C
C1200 NetCache appliance	46.4 dBA sound pressure (LpA) in normal operating conditions* 6.05 bels sound power (LWAd) in normal operating conditions*
C2100 NetCache appliance	53.3 dBA sound pressure (LpA) in normal operating conditions* 6.5 bels sound power (LWAd) in normal operating conditions*
F700 series filer/C700 series NetCache appliance	50 decibels at 23° C
R100/R150 storage engine	50 decibels at 23° C
R100/R150 disk shelf	55 decibels at 25° C 5.5 bels at 25° C
DS14 disk shelf	54 decibels at 23° C
SDS12 disk shelf	56 decibels at 23° C
FC7, FC8, FC9 disk shelves	65 decibels at 25°C

* Normal operating conditions consist of an active system operation at an ambient room temperature of 22°C at sea level.