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Be at least 100 cm (4 feet) from other cabinets on the front and back of the
appliance.
Note:
Data centers with two-foot spaces in the front and in the back of the appliances
are acceptable with proper cooling and ventilation.
Veritas provides the following requirements to ensure sufficient cooling.
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Veritas requires that you install the system in a National Engineering
Manufacturer's Association (NEMA)-certified or equivalent rack.
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A minimum of 3 inches (7.6 cm) of space must be between the front of an
appliance and the cabinet door or other air block.
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A minimum of 6 inches (15.2 cm) of space must be between the rear of an
appliance and the cabinet rear or other air block.
Refer to the
Veritas 5150 Appliance Product Description Guide
for specifications
about temperature and cooling.
Prerequisites for the Veritas Remote Management
Interface configuration
Verify the following configuration prerequisites:
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The remote management (IPMI) port auto-negotiates its link speed to 1 Gbps.
Note:
If the Veritas Remote Management Interface port is connected to a
managed switch port, it is recommended that you configure the switch port to
auto-negotiation
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If a firewall exists between the appliance and the remote devices that manage
an appliance (like a laptop computer), open the following ports:
SOL SSH
66
HTTP
80
SNMP
162
HTTPS
443
Floppy/USB media
623
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Preinstallation requirements
Prerequisites for the Veritas Remote Management Interface configuration