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Level 04a, June 21, 2004
v Installation services, including physical routing and labeling, to integrate the
cabling system into the customer's infrastructure.
v Documenting the fiber optic cable installed.
External I/O cables and cable routing are a customer responsibility.
If you elect not to use the zSeries Fiber Cabling Service offered by IBM, then you
will be responsible for performing the following tasks prior to system installation.
1. All cable planning and support
2. All purchasing of correct qualified cables
3. All installation of any required mode conditioners
4. All installation of any required conversion cables
5. All installation of any required jumper cables
6. All routing of cables to correct front/back cable tailgates for proper installation to
the machine
7. All labeling of cables with CHPID numbers for proper installation to the machine.
Failure to accomplish these cabling tasks properly could lead to additional
service charges during the machine installation in order to correct any
problems incurred.
If you are planning a non-raised floor installation, it is imperative that you
protect fiber optic cabling from damage. Proper strain relief and routing of fiber optic
cable is essential to achieve advertised cable performance.
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