ARX Site Planning Guide

This manual was published on January 4, 2013.

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This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This unit generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user, at his own expense, will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.

Any modifications to this device, unless expressly approved by the manufacturer, can void the user's authority to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules.

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

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October 2005 - Rev A

November 2005 - Rev B - hardware correction

March 2006 - Rev C - Software Release 2.3

August 2006 - Rev D, updates for Software Release 2.4

September 2006 - Rev E, added more configuration limits

September 2006 - Rev F, updates for Software Release 2.4.2

March 2007 - Rev G, added best practices for more filer types; updates for Release 2.5

May 2007 - Rev H, updates for Release 2.5.1

December 2007 - Rev J, clarification of Metadata-share best practices

February 2008 - Rev K, clarification of Console-cable pinouts for Release 2.7.1

March 2008 - Rev L, conversion to F5 format for Release 3.1.0

June 2008 - Rev M, more namespace/volume limits for Release 3.2.0

June 2008 - Rev N, updates for the ARX®4000 chassis, and for Release 4.0.0

October 2008 - Rev P, re-brand the OS and revise power specifications for ARX4000

June 2009 - Rev Q, update filer/server instructions

November 2009 - Rev R, add ARX®2000 and other updates for Release 5.01.000

January 2010 - Rev S, more updates for Release 5.01.000

March 2010 - Rev T, updates for Software Release 5.01.005

September 2010 - Rev U, add updates for Release 5.02.000

January 2011 - Rev V, add updates for Release 5.03.000

June 2011 - Rev W, add updates for Release 6.00.000

September 2011 - Rev X, add updates for Release 6.01.000

October 2011 Rev Y, refer to licensed limits

July 2012 - Rev Z, add updates for Release 6.02.000

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