Specifications

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Chapter 1
1. Overview
This document provides information that helps management and site preparation
personnel prepare for an SGI Origin 3900 server system installation. It includes general
site planning concepts as well as specific site requirements that you may use as a guide
during the site planning and preparation process.
SGI site planning representatives are available in the United States of America for site
planning consultation; contact a site planning representative by telephone in the USA at
[phone], extension 676-2820; at [phone]; by fax at [phone];
or by e-mail at [e-mail].
Contact your account manager to discuss your site planning, preparation, and installation
plans and to obtain configuration information for any system.
Use the following steps as a planning guide for your system installation:
1. Identify the space, power, and environmental requirements for the system.
2. Select a location for the system and identify any necessary modifications.
3. Prepare the site according to the guidelines in this publication. You may use the site
planning checklist in Chapter 8 of this document as a guide.