Dell EMC VMAX 250F, Site Planning Manual

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Before you begin
VMAX All Flash arrays are designed for installation in data centers that provide:
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Sufficient physical space
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Controlled temperature and humidity
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Airflow and ventilation
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Power and grounding
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System cable routing facilities
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Fire protection
Raised floors are preferred.
For information regarding overhead cable routing, see: Overhead routing kit on page
106.
To prepare the site for an array, meet with your EMC Systems Engineer and EMC
Customer Engineer and determine what is needed to prepare for delivery and
installation.
One or more sessions may be necessary to finalize installation plans.
Tasks to review
The following table provides a list of tasks to review during the planning process:
Table 3 Before you begin
Task Comments and/or Provide
Identify power requirements with customer and customer
electrician. External AC power must be supplied from an independent
customer-supplied power distribution unit (PDU).
EMC recommends that the customer’s electrician be available
at the installation site for regular and third party racked
arrays.
Best Practices for AC Power Connections on page 111
provides details.
For customer-supplied third party rack support, see the
detailed physical requirements in
Third Party Racking Option
for VMAX 250F on page 89 and Third Party Racking Option
for VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F and VMAX 950F on page 95.
The field representative working the order must:
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Review the requisite information regarding the third party
racking option.
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In Sizer, select the desired configuration. In the
Hardware Options
screen, under
Rack Type
, select
Third Party
.
Complete the Installation Planning Task Sheet and Presite
Survey
in DXCX.
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Connection for ConnectEMC to dial home to the EMC
Support Center.
Data Center Safety and Remote Support
on page 35 provides additional details on remote
support.
Pre-planning tasks
16 Site Planning Guide VMAX 250F, VMAX 450F, VMAX 850F, VMAX 950F with HYPERMAX OS