Physical Requirements

Prepare your site for the delivery and installation of the ClearPath Forward fabric hardware. The site must comply with local and national building, electrical, and safety codes and with all requirements of authorities that exercise jurisdiction in the area of the installation site. The site must also comply with all current applicable standards of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) or equivalent governing requirements in the country where the hardware is to be installed. Your site should comply with any local regulations that specify more stringent requirements.

This section contains electrical, environmental, and physical specifications for the fabric hardware. Specific information about peripherals that can be connected to the fabric is not included; for details on peripherals, refer to the documentation provided for those devices.

Site Preparation and Planning Responsibilities	Description of Unisys and customer responsibilities when preparing the site
Equipment Access	Requirements for physical ease of access during hardware installation
Layout and Weight Considerations	Considerations for planning the fabric layout
Service Access	Requirements for physical ease of access during hardware servicing or maintenance
Cabinet Layouts and Power Requirements	Minimum and maximum hardware configuration layouts in the cabinet
Cabinet Footprint	Plan your site to accommodate the cabinet footprint
Hardware Footprint	Possible placement of hardware with expansion cabinets
AC Entrance Requirements	Requirements for AC entrance, mating receptacle, and power cords
Grounding Requirements	Requirements for equipment grounding
Signal Reference Connection Requirements	Requirements for signal reference connections
Uninterruptible Power Supply	Considerations for backup power supply
Environmental Requirements	Operating and storage temperature, relative humidity, vibration, shock, and altitude
Air-Conditioning Load	Requirements for air-conditioning capacity
Electromagnetic Field Emissions Specifications	System configurations are designed to meet electromagnetic field emission limits
Physical Specifications	Dimensions, weight, and power supply ratings for the cabinet and each cabinet component
Cabling Requirements	Requirements for fabric hardware cabling
Site Readiness	Considerations when making final preparations for hardware installation
Cabinet Acclimatization	Time required before unpacking your cabinet (due to ambient shipping temperature)
Customer-Supplied Hardware	List of hardware you need to supply