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IBM Site and Facilities Services
IBM Site and Facilities Services has a comprehensive set of scalable solutions to
address IBM cabling requirements, from product-level to enterprise-level for small,
medium, and large enterprises. These services fall into two major categories:
v IBM Facilities Cabling Services - fiber transport system
v IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design, and Construction Services - optimized
Planning and installation services for individual fiber optic cable connections are
available. An assessment and planning for IBM Fiber Transport System (FTS)
trunking components can also be performed.
These services are designed to be right-sized for your products or the end-to-end
enterprise, and to take into consideration the requirements for all of the protocols
and media types supported on System z10 , System z9, and zSeries (for example,
ESCON, FICON, Coupling Links, OSA-Express) whether the focus is the data
center, the Storage Area Network (SAN), the Local Area Network (LAN), or the
end-to-end enterprise.
IBM Site and Facilities Services are designed to deliver convenient, packaged
services to help reduce the complexity of planning, ordering, and installing fiber
optic cables. The appropriate fiber cabling is selected based upon the product
requirements and the installed fiber plant.
The services are packaged as follows:
v Under IBM Facilities Cabling Services there is the option to provide IBM Fiber
v Under IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design, and Construction Services there is
Refer to the services section of Resource Link for further details.
Customer fiber optic cabling responsibilities
If you choose to plan and install your own I/O cabling, these are the specific tasks
you must complete.
1. All cable planning and support
2. All purchasing of correct qualified cables
3. All installation of any required fiber optic or OSA Express copper cables
4. All routing of cables to correct front/back floor cutouts for proper installation to
5. All labeling of cables with PCHID numbers for proper installation to the machine.
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z10 BC IMPP
airflow assessment for cabling.
Transport System (FTS) trunking commodities (fiber optic trunk cables, fiber
harnesses, panel-mount boxes) for connecting to the z10 BC, z10 EC, z9 EC, z9
BC, z990, and z890. IBM can reduce the cable clutter and cable bulk under the
floor. An analysis of the channel configuration and any existing fiber optic cabling
is performed to determine the required FTS trunking commodities. IBM can also
help organize the entire enterprise. This option includes enterprise planning, new
cables, fiber optic trunking commodities, installation, and documentation.
the Optimized Airflow Assessment for Cabling option to provide you with a
comprehensive review of your existing data center cabling infrastructure. This
service provides an expert analysis of the overall cabling design required to help
improve data center airflow for optimized cooling, and to facilitate operational
efficiency through simplified change management.
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