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Configuration |
Have you determined the hardware
configuration for each system? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you determined the type and number of cabinets
and racks you need? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you determined how you will populate each rack? |
Yes__
No__ |
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Have you determined which external peripherals, such as terminals, monitors, keyboards, SCSI devices,
and so forth, the systems require? |
Yes__ No__ |
Environmental |
Does the data center environment meet the
system specifications for temperature and humidity? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you determined the thermal load, heat
dissipation, and air conditioning requirements of all equipment in the data center? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Can
you maintain the data center environment when certain failures occur, such as power
failure, air conditioning unit failure, or humidity control unit failure? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Is fire
suppression and alarm equipment installed? |
Yes__ No__ |
Power |
Have you determined the maximum power requirements of the
systems? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Are you using two AC power sources to establish power grid
redundancy? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you installed a modular power system, if required? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Do you have
sufficient power receptacles and circuit breakers for each system and its peripherals? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Are
the power receptacles within 13 feet (4 m) of the racks? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have
you installed and labeled the circuit breakers? |
Yes__ No__ |
Physical |
Does the facility’s loading dock meet standard
common carrier truck requirements? If not, have you made other arrangements for unloading
the racks and systems, such as providing a fork lift? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Are pallet
jacks or carts available to move the systems and racks from the loading
dock to the computer room? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Will the equipment fit through the access route and
into the computer room? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you calculated the weight of each rack
with all the equipment installed within it? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Is the data center floor
able to support the weight of the systems and racks? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you
established where you will locate each rack on the data center floor? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Are
the systems and racks positioned so that the heated exhaust air of one
system does not enter the air inlet of another system? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Is there sufficient
clearance around the racks for system access and maintenance? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Are there sufficient people
available to unload, unpack, and install the systems into the racks? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have system
administrators and service technicians enrolled in appropriate training courses to upgrade their skills, as
necessary? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Have you acquired all the hardware needed to set up the
systems and racks? |
Yes__ No__ |
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Do you have the documents required to install the systems
into the racks? |
Yes__ No__ |
