Shipment or storage conditions that exceed the specified limits can cause permanent damage to your server. These guidelines should be followed when relocating or temporarily storing your server.
Care should be taken to ensure that a server is not stored with chemicals that can cause corrosion damage.
When a server is removed in preparation for shipment or storage, use the packaging bill of material. This might include a protective package, including blocks, braces, and preparation instructions, designed uniquely for each server. This is available from any IBM® branch office. IBM large processors are designed for operation in a controlled temperature and relative humidity range, and require the environment be kept within this range even when they are in a storage area or in transit. See the individual server specifications for operating environment limits. Shipment of large processors should be in an environmentally controlled van with appropriate strapping and padding to avoid any transit damage.
| Shipping environment | |
| Temperature | -40 to 60 degrees C (-40 to 140 degrees F) |
| Relative humidity | 5 to 100 percent (no condensation) |
| Maximum wet bulb | 1 to 27 degrees C (33.8 to 80.6 degrees F) |
If shipping a large processor in a nonenvironmentally controlled van, contact your seller for packing and unpacking instructions.
| Storage environment | |
| Temperature | 1 to 60 degrees C (33.8 to 140 degrees F) |
| Relative humidity | 5 to 80 percent |
| Maximum wet bulb | 1 to 29 degrees C (33.8 to 84.2 degrees F) |
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