System planning

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As part of your system planning activity, you must make decisions about where to locate your equipment, who will operate the system, and so on. A strong plan ensures that the equipment and materials are ready to install when the rack mount arrives.

The type of software (operating system and application programs) that you intend to use must support the features and devices on the system. You should already be familiar with your software requirements, but may want to contact your IBM® marketing representative for information on planning for the software.

Important: The physical preparation requirements for the IBM z17 Rack Mount Bundle or IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper 5 Rack Mount Bundle is unlike any prior legacy systems. You must ensure that you and your IBM marketing representative or Business Partner are thorough when planning for the physical installation of this system.

A thorough review and completion of the following is required to ensure complete and proper planning:
  • Technical and Delivery Assessment (TDA)
    • Complete with your IBM marketing representative or Business Partner and the IBM service representatives that will be installing your system.
  • Physical planning resources, including video content and other planning documents, provided in Physical planning resources.
  • Assessment and understanding of the following:
    • Customer rack physical requirements
    • PDU power planning
    • Power cable planning for resiliency
    • Overall cable management to optimize serviceability
    • Environmental conditions

Note that pre-planning is required, and the client must understand IBM requirements to have a successful install. Completion of the required pre-planning is checked during the TDA review and through the checklist in Site planning checklist. IBM will not check the accuracy of the information provided during pre-planning, or for compliance with the IBM requirements. Client is solely responsible for gathering accurate information and meeting the installation requirements.

Note: All dimensions are considered nominal.