PRE-INSTALLATION CHECKLIST

EMC XtremIO Storage Array

Versions 4.0, 4.0.1 and 4.0.2

Pre-Installation Checklist
P/N 302-002-047
REV 03

This form should be filled, prior to an XtremIO installation, to determine

if the customer site meets the requirements as described in the EMC
XtremIO Storage Array Site Preparation Guide.

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Preparing the Site for Installing the XtremIO Storage Array

within an EMC Cabinet
Cabinet Type
1.

Are all the requirements for the specific (40U or 44U) rack type
met?
Yes
No
Note: 40U and 44U EMC racks have different requirements. Make
sure the site is prepared for the correct rack type, as
explained in detail in the XtremIO Storage Array Site
Preparation Guide.
Comment:

Cabinet Clearance
2.

Is there adequate clearance at the rear or the cabinet?

Yes
No
Comment:

3.

Are doorways and elevators wide and tall enough to

accommodate the shipping pallet and cabinet?
Yes
No
Comment:

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Cable Routing
4.

Is cable routing accommodated for (raised floor/top route)?

Yes
No
Comment:

Floor Load
5.

Is the data center floor capable of supporting the system weight,

including the cabinet?
Yes
No
Comment:

6.

Is there proper physical support to the cabinet?

Yes
No
Comment:

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Preparing the Site for Installing the XtremIO Storage Array into a
Customer Cabinet
Shipping Rack Clearance
7.

Are the doorways and elevators wide enough to accommodate

for the boxed shipping rack?
Yes
No
Comment:

System Weight
8.

Is the cabinet accommodated to hold the weight of the XtremIO

Storage Array components?
Yes
No
Comment:

Component Dimensions
9.

Is the cabinet accommodated to hold the size of the XtremIO

Storage Array various components?
Yes
No
Comment:

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Required Rack Space

10. Is there sufficient rack space for your selected configuration
(refer to the table below)?
Note: When deploying the cluster at the base of the rack and/or
when deploying a physical XMS machine, it is
recommended to include an extra 1U of rack space to the
required rack space.
The figures in the Required Rack Space column, below,
include an additional 1U for the physical XMS machine.
Configuration

Required Rack Space

Single X-Brick Cluster

7U

Two X-Brick Cluster

14U

Four X-Brick Cluster

24U

Six X-Brick Cluster

34U

Eight X-Brick Cluster

44U

Yes
No
Comment:

Hardware Requirements
11. Are hardware requirements met (according to the selected
XtremIO Storage Array configuration)?
Yes
No
Comment:

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Power Requirements
Power Cables
12. Do power cables and connectors match the supplied receptacles
at the site?
Yes
No
Comment:

13. Does the source connection support the required input power?
Yes
No
Comment:

14. Do both sides of the cabinet receive power from separate branch
feed circuit?
Yes
No
Comment:

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Power Consumption
15. Does the Installation site meet the total power consumption and
number of IEC outlets requirements?
Yes
No
Comment:

16. Does the installation site meet the worst case requirements of
power consumption and heat dissipation?
Yes
No
Comment:

Temperature and Humidity Requirements

17. Does the installation site meet the temperature and humidity
requirements?
Yes
No
Comment:

Shipping and Storage Requirements

18. If the XtremIO Storage Array is in storage, does the storage area
meet the environmental requirements?
Yes
No
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Comment:

Air Quality Requirements

19. Does the installation site meet the air quality requirements?
Yes
No
Comment:

Virtual XMS Requirements

The following requirements apply only if a virtual XMS is to be
deployed.
20. Is the underlying storage RAID protected?
Yes
No
Comment:

21. Is there enough storage capacity available (at least 200GB) on

the data store used to deploy the virtual XMS (refer to EMC
XtremIO Site Preparation Guide)?
Yes
No
Comment:

22. Is the host (used for running the virtual machine) in the VMware
vSphere HCL approved hardware?
Yes
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No

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Comment:

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Firewall Settings
23. If the XMS is on a different subnet than the X-Bricks, are the
required pre-conditions met (refer to EMC XtremIO Site
Preparation Guide)?
Yes
No
Comment:

24. Are SSH and HTTPS TCP ports open between the XMS and the
managing desktop running the XMS GUI (refer to EMC XtremIO
Site Preparation Guide)?
Yes
No
Comment:

25. Are FTPS and HTTPS ports open for sending SYR notifications to
EMC via ESRS (refer to EMC XtremIO Site Preparation Guide)?
Yes
No
Comment:

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ESRS Requirements
26. If the XtremIO cluster is to be integrated with the customer's
ESRS GW (ESRS-VE-based or legacy-based), are the required preconditions met?
Yes
No
Comment:

27. If the XtremIO cluster is to be integrated with ESRS using the IP

Client configuration, are the required pre-conditions met?
Yes
No
Comment:

28. If the XtremIO cluster is to be deployed with Connect-Home using

the e-mail configuration, are the required pre-conditions met?
Yes
No
Comment:

29. If the XtremIO cluster is to be deployed with Connect-Home using

the FTPS configuration, are the required pre-conditions met?
Yes
No
Comment:

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Published October, 2015
EMC XtremIO Storage Array

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