Site Preparation Checklist
Before installing the server, ensure that the following requirements are
satisfied.
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Training
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Have the administrators and installers reviewed the documentation
and completed the necessary training courses?
The server documentation pages, which include links to Oracle
University training courses, are at:
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Configurations
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Have you determined the server components and
configuration?
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Have you determined the total number of servers to be
installed?
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Access route
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Have you inspected and prepared the entire access route from the
loading dock to the server's final installation site?
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Does the access route provide sufficient space for transporting a
packaged server?
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Have you protected the access route by covering it with fiberboard
or similar material?
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Installation site
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Does the server's installation location meet all space
requirements?
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If you are installing a stand-alone server, is your rack
compatible with the included rackmount kit?
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Is the data center or server room located in a secured
location?
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If necessary, have you prepared the installation site floor for
subfloor cabling?
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Power
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Do you understand the operating voltages and electrical current
levels required to power the server and its peripherals?
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Are there enough power outlets available to power the server and
peripherals?
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Have you prepared two facility power grids to power the
server?
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For rackmounted servers, have you prepared the appropriate
facility power outlets for the PDU power cords? Are all of these
outlets grounded?
See:
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For rackmounted servers, are there circuit breakers for each PDU
power cord and do they meet the capacity requirements?
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Operating environment and cooling
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Does the data center meet the temperature and humidity
requirements?
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Does the installation site environment provide adequate
ventilation and airflow to cool an operating server?
See:
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Have you taken measures to prevent airborne contaminates from
entering the installation site?
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Unpacking
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Have you acclimated the packaged server to the data center
environment prior to unpacking it?
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Have you set aside an area, away from the installation location,
where you can safely unpack the server?
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Data connections
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Do you clearly understand the data connections required for
setting up the server and connecting it to the network?
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Have you prepared network addresses for all data
connections?
See:
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