Owners Manual

Environmental specifications
NOTE: For additional information about environmental certifications, refer to the Product Environmental Datasheet located
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Table 13. Operational climatic range category A3
Temperature Specifications
Allowable continuous operations
Temperature ranges for altitudes <= 900 m (<=
2953 ft)
5–40°C (41–104°F) with no direct sunlight on the equipment
Humidity percent ranges (non-condensing at all
times)
8% RH with -12°C minimum dew point to 85% RH with 24°C (75.2°F)
maximum dew point
Operational altitude de-rating Maximum temperature is reduced by 1°C/175 m (33.8°F/574 Ft) above
900 m (2953 Ft)
Table 14. Shared requirements across all categories
Temperature Specifications
Allowable continuous operations
Maximum temperature gradient (applies to both
operation and non-operation)
20°C in an hour* (36°F in an hour) and 5°C in 15 minutes (41°F in 15
minutes), 5°C in an hour* (41°F in an hour) for tape
NOTE: * - Per ASHRAE thermal guidelines for tape hardware, these are
not instantaneous rates of temperature change.
Non-operational temperature limits -40 to 65°C (-104 to 149°F)
Non-operational humidity limits 5% to 95% RH with 27°C (80.6°F) maximum dew point
Maximum non-operational altitude 12,000 meters (39,370 feet)
Maximum operational altitude 3,048 meters (10,000 feet)
Maximum vibration specifications
Table 15. Maximum vibration specifications
Maximum vibration Specifications
Operating 0.26 Grms at 5 Hz to 350 Hz (all operation orientations).
Storage 1.88 Grms at 10 Hz to 500 Hz for 15 min (all six sides tested).
Maximum shock pulse specifications
Table 16. Maximum shock specifications
Maximum shock Specifications
Operating
Six consecutively executed shock pulses 6 G in the positive and negative x, y, z axis for up to 11 ms
(four pulses on each side of the system).
Storage
Six consecutively executed shock pulses in the positive and negative x, y, and z axis (one pulse on
each side of the system) of 71 G for up to 2 ms.
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