DS8000 Service Documentation Version 6.3.3

Checking for earthquake resistance kit

The earthquake resistance kit, Feature Code 1906, provides additional hardware to be installed. The kit stiffens the rack from flexing and also ties the rack directly to the concrete floor. The kit can be installed on a raised floor or non-raised floor.

Before you begin

If the rack is new from IBM®, the MES hardware kit for FC 1906 would be shipped with the rack.

Note: New racks from manufacturing will have a flyer that is similar to one of the following taped to the rack operator panel under the front cover. See the following examples:

This product manufactured for:
IBM Data Storage Systems Ltd.
Deakvari fasor 16-18
H-2600 Vac
Hungary
Machine S/N xxxxx
Ucode bundle installed on this 
machine is:
              xxxxxxx
              PN 17P8868

Assembled in the U.S.A. of
U.S. and non-U.S. components.
By IBM Corporation,
San Jose, California
Machine S/N xxxxx
Ucode bundle installed on this 
machine is:
              xxxxxxx
              PN 17P8927

If the rack has been discontinued from another account, and the earthquake resistance kit was originally installed there, the kit would have been removed and shipped separately.
The original kit included parts to tie-down the rack to a non-raised floor, a low raised floor, and a high raised floor. Parts not used at the original installation may not have been kept and shipped. If you are installing on a different floor type than the original floor type, you may not have all the necessary parts. Call the next level of support.

Important: If FC 1906 is to be installed, the base rack and any attached expansion racks must all have FC 1906 installed.

Procedure

Is the Earthquake Resistance Kit Feature (FC 1906) to be installed on this storage facility?
- Yes, go to the hardcopy MES instructions for the Earthquake Resistance Kit, feature code 1906, then return here and go to the next step.
  Note: The latest version of the MES instructions are included with the hardware kit ordered from IBM. You may also consult your next level of support for this storage model.
- No, go to the next step.
Go to the next section.