Chapter 4: Site Preparation; Plan Your Site; Meet Site Requirements - Extreme Networks BlackDiamond X8 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Site Preparation

Plan Your Site

Meet Site Requirements

Evaluate and Meet Cable Requirements
Meet Power Requirements
Applicable Industry Standards
The information in this section is intended for the system administrator, network equipment technician,
network manager, or facilities manager responsible for installing and managing the network hardware.
This section assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations, familiarity with
communications protocols that are used on interconnected LANs, and familiarity with basic installation
procedures for networking equipment.
Note
Before installing or removing any components of the system, or before carrying out any
maintenance procedures, read the safety information in
this guide.
Plan Your Site
By carefully planning your site, you can maximize the performance of your existing network and ensure
that it is ready to migrate to future networking technologies. The site planning process has three major
parts.
1 Meet site requirements.
The physical installation site must meet the following requirements for a safe and successful
installation:
•
Building and electrical code requirements,
•
Environmental, safety, and thermal requirements for the equipment you plan to install.
•
Equipment rack requirements.
2 Evaluate and meet cable requirements.
Evaluate and compare your existing cable plant with the requirements of the Extreme Networks
equipment to determine if you need to install new cables.
3 Meet power requirements.
To run your equipment safely, you must meet the specific power requirements for each router and
external power supply unit installed in the system. For power supply specifications, see
Supplies for BlackDiamond X8
Meet Site Requirements
Switches.
BlackDiamond X8 Series Switches of
Power