Stratus ftServer 2510, Site Planning Manual

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Site Planning Checklist
1-6 Stratus ftServer 2510, 4410, and 6210 Systems: Site Planning Guide (R627)
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Will your Windows or Linux system include any tape-drive enclosures? The
tape-drive enclosure supplied with your system is rack-mountable. If you order the
tape drive at the same time you order the system, the required PCI adapter is
installed in the system. See the
Stratus ftServer Systems: Peripherals Site
Planning Guide (R582) for descriptions of the enclosures and the names of the
required PCI adapters.
N O T E
ftSSS for VMware vSphere does not support tape drives.
Planning AC Power
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Will you provide power to both sides of the system through a pair of PDUs?
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Will you protect the system power with a UPS?
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What optional components will you use?
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What are the AC power requirements of your system, including all optional
components?
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What are the lengths and types of the power cords that are provided for the PDUs
or system, and optional components?
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What type of AC receptacles do you need to provide?
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Is the AC power service wired properly?
Planning Space for Your System
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Will your system and its external components fit where you plan to place them?
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If you are rack-mounting the system, what is the height of the cabinet you will use
and what is the total height of the systems and components that will be installed in
the cabinet? Will the items fit into the cabinet? What components will be located
outside the cabinet?
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What are the lengths and types of the interface and communications cables that
will connect to your system?
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Have you created a sketch of how you plan to arrange the system at the installation
site? Consider the available cable lengths, the placement of external devices, and
the location of network and voice communication connections.
On the sketch, show the following:
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Location of the system and its external components
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Power cords, and telephone and interface cables
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Locations of AC power receptacles, phone jacks, Ethernet jacks, switches, and
hubs