Chapter 2. Unpacking The Cluster 1350 - IBM eserver Cluster 1350 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2. Unpacking the Cluster 1350

An IBM support team installs the IBM Eserver Cluster 1350. Complete the
following steps before the IBM support team arrives on site to finish the installation:
1. Review the legal and safety information.
2. Review the physical, environmental, and electrical requirements in the IBM
3. Unpack the cabinets only but not the other boxes. Depending on the cluster
4. Using the order that you placed for the cluster, identify the primary cabinet and
5. Using the order that you placed for the cluster, identify the expansion cabinets
6. Dispose of the packing material that comes with the cabinets.
7. Move the cabinets and any boxes containing extra equipment or other material
8. Arrange for a phone line near the cabinets.
Note: The IBM support team performs the installation of components shipped
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Eserver Cluster 1350 Preinstallation Planning Guide and make sure that the
installation site is ready.
configuration that you ordered, the heavy cluster components are removed from
the racks and packed separately to satisfy shipping requirements.
Attention: Do not attempt to replace any equipment that was removed from
the racks. The IBMsupport team will install all equipment back into its locations
as part of the installation process.
verify its contents. If equipment is removed prior to shipping, check the bill of
materials to make sure that all the equipment that is required for the primary
cabinet was shipped with the order.
and verify their contents. If equipment was removed prior to shipping, check the
bill of materials to make sure that all the equipment that is required for the
expansion cabinets was shipped with the order.
to the installation site. The IBM support team completes the final cabinet
placement.
outside of the cluster, the final cabling, and installation steps. After the IBM
support team installs the cluster, connect the network cables.
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