Specifications

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David K. Z. Harris
Installing Terminal Servers
Ø What networks will host them?
² DNS addresses and names
² Do you want them on your mgmt net?
Ø Shelf or Rack Mount?
² Where will each one live?
² Will you need infrastructure cabling?
Ø Power and cooling needs?
Ø Network connections/addresses?
Before your terminal servers arrive, you should know where they will
physically live (so you will know if you can order a rack-mount version, or if
you have to buy shelves). You should have decided what network(s) they will
be connected to.
With that information, you can pre-assign IP addresses, and DNS names for
the terminal servers.
Before the terminal servers arrive, mark their new locations, so that other
administrators don’t try to ‘squat on your land’. This can mean installing and
marking the shelves, or marking the rails where rack-mount gear will be
placed. (You should try to reserve your power and network connections as
well.) You don’t want to go to the data center on install day and find another
machine already connected and running…which may delay your installation.
Think about cooling for the new equipment. Do you need to advise someone
that new equipment will be installed in the data center? Is there adequate
power and cooling capacity in the room?