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