Ibm Site And Facilities Services - IBM zEnterprise EC12 Installation Manual

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 airflow assessment for
cabling.
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 zEC12, zBC12,
z196, z114, System z10, System z9, and zSeries (for example, 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 Transport System (FTS)
trunking commodities (fiber optic trunk cables, fiber harnesses, panel-mount boxes) for connecting to
the zEC12, zBC12, z196, z114, z10 EC, z10 BC, 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.
v Under IBM IT Facilities Assessment, Design, and Construction Services there is 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.
Refer to the Services section of Resource Link for further details.
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