Model 9119-595 and 9406-595 planning checklist

Planning checklists identify common tasks that you should plan for before the arrival and installation of your server.

Use the following checklist to guide and simplify your planning process. The items that appear in the checklist are categories of tasks you must consider. The categories of planning tasks that appear in the checklist link to the in-depth information that you need to build your plan. Each topic indicates what you need to know before you can begin your planning process and what you should have or know when you are finished. You may need to have your server order information or know the requirements of your existing server as reference.

Physical planning
__ Planning for Model 9119-595 and 9406-595 server specifications
__ Planning for power
__ Planning for cables
__ Physical site planning and preparation
 
Solution planning
__ Planning for hardware needs
__ Planning for logical partitions (LPAR)
__ Planning for operating systems on you server
__ Planning for AIX®
__ Planning for i5/OS®
__ Planning for Linux
__ Planning for availability
__ Planning for availability with AIX
__ Planning for availability with i5/OS
__ Planning for consoles
__ Planning for performance
__ Planning for performance with AIX
__ Planning for performance with i5/OS
__ Planning for service and support
__ Planning for IBM® services
__ Planning for migrating or upgrading your server