Specifications
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Facilities Radar Map
Facility
Rank
(1 is low,
10 is high) Notes
Concern for physical real estate 8 What is the total available space for all the hardware?
Support racks 10 How many racks are needed?
Power 10 Is there adequate power?
Air conditioning 9 Is there adequate air conditioning?
Physical location 8 How important is it to have all the equipment in the same
physical location or aisle?
Cable labeling 10 Are cables labeled for easy identication?
Switch labeling 10 Are switches labeled for easy identication?
Ethernet port labeling 10 Are Ethernet ports labeled for easy identication?
Patch panel labeling 10 Are patch panels labeled for easy identication?
OM-3 ber cables used 10 Are OM-3 ber cables in use?
Structured cabling 9 Is structured cabling in place to support SAN expansion?
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Racks available
Power
Physical location
Cables labelingSwitches labeling
Ethernet ports labeling
Patch panes labeling
Structured cabling
Physical real estate (sq)
OM-3 ber cables labeling
Air conditioning
0
10
6
4
2
8
Figure 44. Facilities Radar Map.