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Site Preparation
Planning Your Site
Meeting Site Requirements
Evaluating and Meeting Cable Requirements
Meeting Power Requirements
Following Applicable Industry Standards
By carefully planning your site, you can maximize the performance of your existing network and ensure
that it is ready to migrate to future networking technologies.
The information in this chapter is intended for the system administrator, network equipment technician,
network manager, or facilities manager responsible for installing and managing the network hardware.
The chapter assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations, and a familiarity
with communications protocols that are used on interconnected LANs.
Only qualified service personnel should install, maintain, or remove Extreme Networks equipment.
Qualified service personnel have had appropriate technical training and experience that is necessary to
be aware of the hazards to which they are exposed when performing a task and of measures to
minimize the danger to themselves or other people.
Note
Before installing or removing any components of the system, or before carrying out any
maintenance procedures, read
Safety Information
on page 78.
Planning Your Site
For successful installation and operation of your equipment, plan the site carefully.
The site planning process has three major parts:
1 Meet site requirements.
•
Building and electrical code requirements
•
Environmental, safety, and thermal requirements for the equipment you plan to install
•
Equipment rack requirements
2 Evaluate and meet cable requirements.
Compare existing cabling with the requirements of the Extreme Networks equipment to determine if
you need to install new cables.
3 Meet power requirements.
To run your equipment safely, you must meet the specific power requirements for each router and
external power supply unit installed in the system. For power specifications of the router and power
supplies, see the specific router models listed in
Technical Specifications
on page 91.
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