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Appendix A. Planning worksheets
This appendix provides worksheets to help plan for the installation of BladeCenter T
units. The worksheets are provided in building-block order where:
1. The "Blade server worksheet" on page 90 helps you plan for one to eight blade
2. The "BladeCenter T Types 8720 and 8730 worksheet" on page 93 helps you
3. The "Rack worksheet" on page 95 helps you aggregate total BladeCenter T
4. The "Cabling worksheet" on page 97 helps you plan for external network
5. The "Power worksheet for Type 8720" on page 99 helps you plan for adequate
6. The "Power worksheet for Type 8730" on page 100 helps you plan for adequate
For guidance on the amount of time to complete physical installation of
components, blade servers, and BladeCenter T units, see "Physical installation
time" on page 74.
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servers per BladeCenter T unit. Specify software and hardware options on this
worksheet.
plan for one to five BladeCenter T units per rack. Specify the rack location and
weight for each BladeCenter T unit.
weight, PDU weight, and mounting kit weight to ensure that:
v The weight of the BladeCenter T units and other hardware does not exceed
the rack load limits
v The combined weight of the BladeCenter T units and rack does not exceed
floor load limits
connections. This section also provides information about cable media and
maximum lengths.
power resources for Type 8720.
power resources for Type 8730.
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