Chapter 6. Planning For Installation Site Requirements; Planning For Floor And Space Requirements; Raised Or Non-Raised Floor Considerations - IBM XIV Gen3 Series Planning Manual

Chapter 6. Planning for installation site requirements

You must ensure that the location where you plan to install the IBM system meets
all requirements.
Plan your installation site with assistance from an IBM installation planning
representative (IPR) or an IBM service representative. Prepare the site in advance
so that professional movers or riggers can transport the equipment to the final site
within the computer room. If the site cannot be prepared before the delivery time,
you must make arrangements to have the professional movers return to finish the
transportation later. Only professional movers can transport the equipment.
An IBM service representative installs the XIV system. The IBM service
representative can only minimally reposition the rack within the room, as needed
to complete required service actions. Professional movers or riggers are required to
transport the XIV system rack as close to the installation site as possible because of
its weight. Professional movers or riggers are also required to relocate or dispose
of the XIV system.

Planning for floor and space requirements

You must ensure that the location of the XIV system meets space and floor
requirements.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to ensure that the planned installation location meets
space and floor load requirements:
1. Decide whether the XIV system is to be installed on a raised floor.
2. Determine whether the floor meets the floor-load requirements for the XIV
3. Calculate the amount of space need for the rack footprint and service clearance
4. Determine where to place the rack in the installation site, based on the
5. If the location has a raised floor, prepare the raised floor with cable cutouts and
6. If the location is not a raised floor, resolve any safety concerns that are caused
7. Provide your IBM service representative with the following information before

Raised or non-raised floor considerations

You can install the IBM XIV Storage System on a raised or a non-raised floor.
Raised floor considerations
Installing the racks on a raised floor provides the following benefits:
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system.
requirements.
floor-load and space requirements.
required ventilation.
by the location of overhead-cable exits and cable routing.
the installation:
a. Whether under-floor or over-head power-cabling scheme is to be used.
b. The distance of the rack from the power receptacles.
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