Extreme Networks 17001 manual Site Preparation, Planning Your Site

3 Site Preparation

This chapter includes the following sections:

●Planning Your Site on page 83

●Meeting Site Requirements on page 84

●Evaluating and Meeting Cable Requirements on page 88

●Meeting Power Requirements on page 93

●Applicable Industry Standards on page 95

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 information in this chapter is intended for the system administrator, network equipment technician, network manager, or facilities manager responsible for installing and managing the network hardware. The chapter assumes a working knowledge of local area network (LAN) operations, and a familiarity with communications protocols that are used on interconnected LANs.

Installation, maintenance, and removal of a switch, chassis, or its components must be done by qualified service personnel only. Qualified service personnel have had appropriate technical training and experience that is necessary to be aware of the hazards to which they are exposed when performing a task and of measures to minimize the danger to themselves or other people.

NOTE

Before installing or removing any components of the system, or before carrying out any maintenance procedures, read the safety information in Appendix A of this guide.

Planning Your Site

To install your equipment successfully, you should plan your site carefully. The site planning process has three major parts:

●Meeting 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

●Evaluating and meeting cable requirements

After examining your physical site and verifying that all environment requirements are met, evaluate and compare your existing cable plant with the requirements of the Extreme Networks equipment to determine if you need to install new cables.

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