Important factors to consider when installing N series systems

When installing the N series storage system, you must keep in mind certain environmental factors. When you are planning your installation give careful consideration to the following:

• Weight of the N series storage system. See Hardware specifications. The N series storage system requires three people to install it.
• Rack considerations. The clearances and mounting requirements are specified in Rack considerations.
• Power supplies and power requirements. You may need to provide new service or install an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). See Power supplies and power requirements for more information.
• System input power. See System input power for more information.
• Thermal considerations. See Thermal considerations.
• Floor loading. See Floor-loading specifications.
• Floor planning. See Floor plan considerations for more information.
• Cabling. Both Ethernet and Fibre Channel cabling will be required. See Site planning and Cable planning.
• AutoSupport. AutoSupport is a sophisticated, event-driven logging agent featured in the Data ONTAP operating software and inside each N series storage systems that continuously monitors the health of your system. See AutoSupport.