Preparing your site

About this section

This section tabulates the following information:

Appliance dimensions
Appliance weight
Space requirements
Environmental requirements for operating or storing your storage appliance
Electrical requirements for your appliance

Your site must be capable of housing a storage appliance with these requirements.

Appliance dimensions

The following table lists the physical characteristics of your appliance.

Dimensions		U.S.	Metric
Height	Tower	20.3 in.	51.5 cm
Height	Rack mounted	5.25 in.	13.3 cm
Width	Tower	10.4 in.	26.4 cm
Width	Rack mounted	17.6 in.	44.8 cm
Depth		20.0 in.	50.9 cm

Appliance weight

The following table lists the weight of a single appliance based on its configuration.

Weight	U.S.	Metric
When empty	50.6 lbs	23 kg
With 14 disk drives	77 lbs	35 kg

Space requirements

For the appliance to have the proper operating conditions, the front of the appliance must be at least 1 inch from the nearest obstruction. The back of the appliance must be at least 6 inches from the nearest obstruction.

Environmental conditions

The following table lists the range of environmental conditions that your site must meet to properly run or store your appliance.

Environmental condition	Operating condition	Storage condition
Temperature range	50° F to 104° F (10° C to 40° C)	-40° F to 149° F (-40° C to 65° C)
Relative humidity (noncondensing)	10% to 90%	5% to 95%

Note
The recommended operating condition temperature range is 68 to 77º F (20 to 25º C).

Electrical requirements

The following table lists the AC electrical requirements for the appliance.

Condition	Requirement
Voltage range	100-127/200-240V
Frequency	50/60 Hz

Power	Rating
Watts	350W
Heat dissipation BTU/hr	1,195 BTU/hr. maximum

Note
For detailed environmental and electrical information, see the Site Requirements Guide.