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Have you determined the type and number of cabinets and racks you need?
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Yes__No__
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Have you determined how you will populate each rack?
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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?
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Environmental
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Yes__No__
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Does the data center environment meet the system specifications for temperature and humidity?
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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?
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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?
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Yes__No__
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Is fire suppression and alarm equipment installed?
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Power
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Yes__No__
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Have you determined the maximum power requirements of the systems?
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Yes__No__
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Have you considered using an alternate source of power for grid independence and backup power for the local sub-station?
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Yes__No__
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Have you installed a UPS?
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Yes__No__
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Do you have sufficient power receptacles and circuit breakers for each system and its peripherals?
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Yes__No__
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Are the power receptacles within 15 feet (4.6 m) of the racks or within 6 feet (1.8 m) of a standalone system?
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Yes__No__
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Have you installed and labeled the circuit breakers?
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Physical
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Yes__No__
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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__
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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__
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Will the equipment fit through the access route and into the computer room?
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Yes__No__
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Have you calculated the weight of each rack with all the equipment installed within it?
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Yes__No__
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Is the data center floor able to support the weight of the systems and racks?
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Yes__No__
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Have you established where you will locate each rack on the data center floor?
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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?
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Yes__No__
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Is there sufficient room around the racks for system access and maintenance?
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Miscellaneous
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Yes__No__
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Are there sufficient number of people available to unload, unpack, and install the systems into the racks?
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Yes__No__
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Have system administrators and service technicians enrolled in appropriate training courses to upgrade their skills, as necessary?
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Yes__No__
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Have you acquired all the hardware needed to set up the systems and racks?
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Yes__No__
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Do you have the documents required to install the systems into the racks?
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