HP XP7 Site Preparation Guide (H6F56-96012)

3 Installation requirements
Safety requirements
Safety requirements and guidelines are covered in “Safety requirements” (page 8).
General site requirements
The customer site must accommodate the delivery and movement of the equipment from the receiving
dock to the installation location in the data center.
Equipment clearances
Receiving area: The receiving dock, storage area, and receiving area must be large enough to
allow movement of and access to crated or packed equipment. The dimensions of a shipping crate
for a single rack are shown in the following table.
Table 1 XP7 shipping crate dimensions
DepthWidthHeightItem
50.8 in./129 cm37.4 in./95 cm86.9 in./220 cmShipping crate, single rack
NOTE: XP7 disk array racks are shipped in one of three standard packaging configurations:
• Environmental pack - This packaging configuration consists of stretch wrap over corner
protectors. Environmental pack is used for most shipments within the USA that are shipped
directly from the factory to the customer. HP uses authorized carriers with a dedicated fleet
of trucks and specially trained personnel for Environmental pack deliveries.
WARNING! XP7 rack shipments delivered in Environmental packs must not be forwarded
by carriers that are not authorized by HP. Only HP authorized carriers can transport the XP7
racks in Environmental pack. Contact HP to arrange for Full Factory packaging when the XP7
rack will be transported after initial delivery by HP.
• Full Factory packaging - This packaging configuration consists of a pallet, wooden loading
ramp, inner packaging, and outer corrugated carton assembly. Full Factory packaging is used
for EMEA and for indirect ground shipments in USA and Canada.
WARNING! Full Factory packaging must be used any time a XP7 rack is transported after
initial delivery from the factory. Contact HP to arrange for Full Factory packaging.
• Full Factory packaging with wooden crate - This packaging configuration consists of full
packaging and encased in a wooden crate. Full Factory packaging with wooden crate is used
for air freight shipments from USA.
Other areas: The hallways, doorways, ramps, and elevators must be large enough to allow a
single unpacked rack to be moved to the installation location. Unless the distance between the
receiving dock and the data center is very long, XP7 disk arrays are typically unpacked in the
receiving area and the individual racks with pre-installed equipment are rolled on their casters to
the data center. The following table provides the dimensions of XP7 Storage.
Table 2 XP7 single rack dimensions
DepthWidthHeightItem
43.8 in. (111.2 cm)
(includes doors)
24.1 in. (60.1 cm) (add 0.4
in/10mm for side panels)
79 in. (200.6 cm)Single rack
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