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Chapter 5. Planning for delivery and relocation requirements
Ensure that your environment meets the standard delivery clearance and weight
requirements for the IBM XIV Storage System.
Prepare for equipment delivery so that professional movers or riggers can
transport the equipment to the final installation site. If you cannot complete
preparations at the time of delivery, you must make your own arrangements for
the professional movers to complete transportation later.
Use only professional movers to transport the equipment.
The IBM service representative can minimally reposition the rack at the installation
site, as required.
Relocation requirements for encrypted systems
An XIV system that is encrypted must have access to the key servers upon restart.
Procedure
If your system is encrypted, be sure to do the following prior to relocating your
XIV system:
1. Ensure that you have the new IP address of the new location.
2. Give the new IP address to your service technician, prior to system shut down.
Planning to receive delivery
The professional movers or riggers are responsible for delivering and unloading
the IBM XIV Storage System as close to its final destination as possible. You must
ensure that the loading ramp and receiving area can accommodate the XIV
shipment.
Procedure
Use the following steps to ensure that the receiving area and loading ramp can
safely accommodate the delivery of your XIV system:
1. Coordinate a technical survey with the IBM service representative to plan the
2. Determine the packaged weight and dimensions of the XIV system container
3. Ensure that the loading dock, receiving area, all doors, and elevators can safely
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Important:
If these steps are not taken, the XIV system will not be able to restart.
loading path from the truck to the server room.
and other containers that you to be received (see "Shipment weights and
dimensions" on page 26).
support the packaged weight and dimensions of the shipping containers.
If the rack height must be reduced for delivery to locations where doorway
heights are smaller than the delivery clearances, the weight-and-height-reduced
shipping (feature code 0200) must be ordered. This option reduces the pallet to
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