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### Site Planning Checklist

The following table organizes the site planning tasks into a checklist that you can use during the site planning process.

Requirement | Task | Completed
--- | --- | ---
Configuration | Have you determined the hardware configuration for each system? | Yes__ No__
| Have you determined the type and number of cabinets and racks you need? | Yes__ No__
| Have you determined how you will populate each rack? | Yes__ No__
| Have you determined which external peripherals, such as terminals, monitors, keyboards, SCSI devices, and so forth, the systems require? | Yes__ No__
Environmental | Does the data center environment meet the system specifications for temperature and humidity? | Yes__ No__
| Have you determined the thermal load, heat dissipation, and air conditioning requirements of all equipment in the data center? | Yes__ No__
| Can you maintain the data center environment when certain failures occur, such as power failure, air conditioning unit failure, or humidity control unit failure? | Yes__ No__
| Is fire suppression and alarm equipment installed? | Yes__ No__
Power | Have you determined the maximum power requirements of the systems? | Yes__ No__
| Are you using two AC power sources to establish power grid redundancy? | Yes__ No__
| Have you installed a modular power system, if required? | Yes__ No__
| Do you have sufficient power receptacles and circuit breakers for each system and its peripherals? | Yes__ No__
| Are the power receptacles within 13 feet (4 m) of the racks? | Yes__ No__
| Have you installed and labeled the circuit breakers? | Yes__ No__
Physical | Does the facility’s loading dock meet standard common carrier truck requirements? If not, have you made other arrangements for unloading the racks and systems, such as providing a fork lift? | Yes__ No__
| Are pallet jacks or carts available to move the systems and racks from the loading dock to the computer room? | Yes__ No__
| Will the equipment fit through the access route and into the computer room? | Yes__ No__
| Have you calculated the weight of each rack with all the equipment installed within it? | Yes__ No__
| Is the data center floor able to support the weight of the systems and racks? | Yes__ No__
| Have you established where you will locate each rack on the data center floor? | Yes__ No__
| Are the systems and racks positioned so that the heated exhaust air of one system does not enter the air inlet of another system? | Yes__ No__
| Is there sufficient clearance around the racks for system access and maintenance? | Yes__ No__
Miscellaneous | Are there sufficient people available to unload, unpack, and install the systems into the racks? | Yes__ No__
| Have system administrators and service technicians enrolled in appropriate training courses to upgrade their skills, as necessary? | Yes__ No__
| Have you acquired all the hardware needed to set up the systems and racks? | Yes__ No__
| Do you have the documents required to install the systems into the racks? | Yes__ No__

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