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4 Site Readiness Planning
This chapter provides information about activities designed to ensure the site is equipped
to accommodate the power, safety, environmental, HVAC, and data handling requirements
of VSM5 system equipment.
Key site readiness planning considerations include, but are not limited to:
• Site surveys to evaluate and eliminate or mitigate factors which could negatively affect
delivery, installation, and operation of VSM5 system equipment.
• A plan for the layout and location of VSM5 system equipment and cabling that allows for
efficient use and easy maintenance, plus adequate space and facilities for Sun support
personnel and their equipment.
• Facilities construction that provides an optimum operating environment for VSM5 sys-
tem equipment and personnel, as well as safe flooring and protection from fire, flooding,
contamination, and other potential hazards.
• Scheduling of key events and task completion dates for facilities upgrades, personnel
training, and delivery, implementation, installation, testing, and certification activities.
Customers ultimately are responsible for ensuring that their site is physically prepared to
receive and operate VSM5 system equipment, and that the site meets the minimum spec-
ifications for equipment operation as detailed in this guide.
Table 4-1.Site Readiness Planning Overview
Key High-Level Activities Key Sub-Tasks Key Participants
• Select site readiness team members,
and define roles and responsibilities.
• Complete site surveys to:
- Document existing or potential exter-
nal and internal environmental haz-
ards
- Assess site power, safety, environ-
mental, HVAC, and data handling ca-
pabilities versus VSM5 system re-
quirements
- Confirm floor load ratings along the
transit path and at the installation lo-
cation for VSM5-VTSS cabinets
- Assess ceiling, hallway, and door
clearances, elevator capacities, and
ramp angles versus VSM5-VTSS
cabinet requirements.
• Attend planning meetings.
• Verify site power, safety, environmen-
tal, HVAC, and data handling capabili-
ties match VSM5-VTSS requirements.
• Define plan to eliminate/mitigate envi-
ronmental hazards.
• Evaluate floor load ratings along transit
path and at the VSM5-VTSS installa-
tion location.
• Verify site door, hall and ceiling clear-
ances, elevator capacity, ramp angles,
etc. match VSM5-VTSS requirements.
• Identify required infrastructure modifi-
cations/upgrades; set work completion
schedule.
• Evaluate readiness progress, and certi-
fy site readiness.
• Complete applicable Appendix D work-
sheets.
• Customer: site engineer; fa-
cilities manager; data center
manager; network adminis-
trator
• Sun: technical support spe-
cialist; systems engineer