Chapter 3. Placing The Cabinets; Customer Responsibilities; Installer Responsibilities - IBM eserver Cluster 1350 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 3. Placing the cabinets

This chapter provides information about the placement of the cluster cabinets and
how to install the frame stabilizer foot to support each cabinet.
Physical, environmental, and electrical requirements are outlined in the IBM
Eserver Cluster 1350 Preinstallation Planning Guide. Do not move the cabinets to
the installation location until the location is ready.

Customer responsibilities

After you have verified the contents of all the cabinets of the Cluster 1350, move
the cabinets and any boxes containing extra equipment and other materials to the
location that you have prepared for the installation.
The Cluster 1350 is manufactured according to the information that you provided at
the time you placed the order. The side-to-side and front-to-back clearances for
each cabinet are directly related to the load-carrying capability of the floor in the
installation location. Cabinet-to-cabinet cabling harnesses are custom made for
each order according to the planned spacing of the cabinets. If the location of the
installation changes from the location at the order time, review the physical,
environmental, and electrical requirements outlined in the preinstallation manual to
make sure that there are no incompatibilities.
Using the information in the packing slip enclosed with the Cluster 1350, place the
cabinets in their approximate final locations. Each cabinet has installation labels to
help you in this process.
The IBM support team determines the final cabinet placement and completes the
cabling and installation steps.

Installer responsibilities

The instructions in this section are intended only for the IBM support team who will
complete the installation.
Use the following guidelines when placing the cabinets:
v Cabinets can be placed side-by-side in contact with one another. Remember that
v Cabinet placement must allow for access to both the front and back panels. At
v Cables and cable harnesses are custom made to fit the order. If the location of
v Make sure that the cabinets are arranged correctly and adjust them if necessary.
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to service any power distribution unit (PDU) in a cabinet, you must remove the
side covers. At least 30 inches of working clearance is required to ensure the
safe removal of a side cover and provide access to the PDU. If the cabinets are
placed side-by-side in contact with each other, leave enough extra space around
the cluster so that you can move the cabinets if a PDU needs service. Cabinet
placement must not exceed floor-loading limits.
least 36 inches of working clearance is needed to remove or insert a module into
the rack.
the installation has changed since the time the order was placed, review the
physical, environmental, and electrical requirements outlined in the preinstallation
manual to make sure that there are no incompatibilities.
See the packing slip and the cabinet labels to verify that all cabinets are in their
correct locations.
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