HP ProLiant SL270s HP ProLiant SL Servers Planning Guide - Page 3

Contents Introduction ...5 About this document ...5 Related documentation...5 Environmental requirements ...7 Environmental elements ...7 Humidity level ...7 Dust and pollution...7 Metallic particulate contamination ...8 Electrostatic discharge prevention ...9 Acoustic noise specification ...9 Recommended operating environment...10 Airflow requirements...10 Blanking panels...11 HP Rack Airflow Optimization Kit ...11 Space requirements ...11 Delivery space requirements ...11 Operational space requirements ...12 Equipment clearance and floor loading 12 Floor plan grid ...13 Chassis environmental specifications...14 Rack and accessory footprints ...14 Front door clearance...15 Best practices for deployment in rows 18 Rack placement and arrangement for proper airflow 19 Rack tie-down option kit ...20 Power requirements and considerations 21 Power requirements ...21 Electrical factors ...21 Power consumption...22 Electrical load requirements (circuit breaker sizing 23 Power quality ...23 Power considerations ...24 Distribution hardware...25 Grounding requirements ...26 Grounding systems ...26 System installation guidelines ...29 Power configuration...29 SL Rack/Chassis Dynamic Power Capping 30 Single-phase AC configuration ...30 Power supply specifications ...30 Hardware specifications and requirements 31 Chassis specifications ...31 HP 10000 G2 rack specifications ...31 Rack requirements ...31 Contents 3