Installation rules and restrictions

General rules and restrictions  

Observe the following rules and restrictions when installing an R200:

• You must wear an antistatic wrist strap when you handle electronic equipment.
• You must work with two other people when installing the storage engine.

  WARNING
  The storage engine is extremely heavy. Three people are required to install the storage engine when both power supplies are installed. Two people are required to install the disk shelves safely into a rack or NetApp® System Cabinet.

Rules for arranging the components in a system cabinet  

Observe the following rules when arranging the components in a system cabinet for an R200:

• The R200 storage engine supports up to 12 disk shelves in a single system cabinet. If you have more than 12 disk shelves in your system, you need to use a second cabinet, connecting them together with the system cabinet interconnect kit.
• Component installation must be done so that the storage engine is in the middle of the configuration and an equal number of disk shelves are installed above and below the storage engine.
• System disk shelves are divided evenly into two loops.
• Only install the number of disk shelves supported by your storage engine. The System Configuration Guide at http://now.netapp.com lists the current storage limit for your model.

Freestanding equipment rack requirements  

The freestanding equipment rack must meet the following requirements:

• A width of 19 inches (48.26 cm)
• Front installation rails compliant with EIA standard EIA-310-D

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