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Particulate contamination
Attention: Airborne particulates (including metal flakes or particles) and reactive
gases acting alone or in combination with other environmental factors such as
humidity or temperature might pose a risk to the server that is described in this
document. Risks that are posed by the presence of excessive particulate levels or
concentrations of harmful gases include damage that might cause the server to
malfunction or cease functioning altogether. This specification sets forth limits for
particulates and gases that are intended to avoid such damage. The limits must not
be viewed or used as definitive limits, because numerous other factors, such as
temperature or moisture content of the air, can influence the impact of particulates
or environmental corrosives and gaseous contaminant transfer. In the absence of
specific limits that are set forth in this document, you must implement practices
that maintain particulate and gas levels that are consistent with the protection of
human health and safety. If IBM determines that the levels of particulates or gases
in your environment have caused damage to the server, IBM may condition
provision of repair or replacement of servers or parts on implementation of
appropriate remedial measures to mitigate such environmental contamination.
Implementation of such remedial measures is a customer responsibility.
Table 14. Limits for particulates and gases
Contaminant Limits
Particulate v The room air must be continuously filtered with 40% atmospheric
dust spot efficiency (MERV 9) according to ASHRAE Standard 52.2
1
.
v Air that enters a data center must be filtered to 99.97% efficiency or
greater, using high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters that meet
MIL-STD-282.
v The deliquescent relative humidity of the particulate contamination
must be more than 60%
2
.
v The room must be free of conductive contamination such as zinc
whiskers.
Gaseous v Copper: Class G1 as per ANSI/ISA 71.04-1985
3
v Silver: Corrosion rate of less than 300 Å in 30 days
1
ASHRAE 52.2-2008 - Method of Testing General Ventilation Air-Cleaning Devices for Removal
Efficiency by Particle Size. Atlanta: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
2
The deliquescent relative humidity of particulate contamination is the relative humidity at
which the dust absorbs enough water to become wet and promote ionic conduction.
3
ANSI/ISA-71.04-1985. Environmental conditions for process measurement and control systems:
Airborne contaminants. Instrument Society of America, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina, U.S.A.
German Ordinance for Work gloss statement
The product is not suitable for use with visual display work place devices
according to clause 2 of the German Ordinance for Work with Visual Display
Units.
Das Produkt ist nicht für den Einsatz an Bildschirmarbeitsplätzen im Sinne§2der
Bildschirmarbeitsverordnung geeignet.
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