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== Pre-Install Checklist ==

== Pre-Install Checklist ==

* Has the device been recently? New equipment should be by before being placed into production (YUSU offer to do it, but are entered into a 3 year [as of 2013] exclusive contract with a company that takes weeks to respond - you can also try Computer Science Hardware support [Pete Cooper], Electronics, or one of the free PAT days the University offers at the start of the academic year).

* Has the device been PA Tested recently? New equipment should be by before being placed into production (YUSU offer to do it, but are entered into a 3 year [as of 2013] exclusive contract with a company that takes weeks to respond - you can also try Computer Science Hardware support [Pete Cooper], Electronics, or one of the free PAT days the University offers at the start of the academic year).

* Is the device earmarked to go into the [[Server Cupboard]]? If so, it must be a rack mount device. It improves airflow, accessibility and prettyness. If you don't have a suitable case, ask around the team - we have "contacts" that can "source" them for you (Read: have collections of old servers).

* Is the device earmarked to go into the [[Server Cupboard]]? If so, it must be a rack mount device. It improves airflow, accessibility and prettyness. If you don't have a suitable case, ask around the team - we have "contacts" that can "source" them for you (Read: have collections of old servers).

* Has the device been allocated an IP address in one of the subnets allocated to us by IT Services? Have you updated the Google Doc (at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtlIZR-runbWdEphYXdNQkcxU25BeFJfUGtQeFRRWnc&usp=drive_web)?

* Has the device been allocated an IP address in one of the subnets allocated to us by IT Services? Have you updated the Google Doc (at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtlIZR-runbWdEphYXdNQkcxU25BeFJfUGtQeFRRWnc&usp=drive_web)?