Deployment and Transition
Site Survey
- Scope out possible locations for placement of container and any delivery issues
- Determine if there are any harsh environmental conditions (Dust, heat, cold, wet etc)
- Determine if there are any regulatory issues or on-site certifications required
- Determine accessibility to power and comms
- Survey Report
Environmental Requirements Report
Each site is different and determining the housing of that equipment can be a complex task. MeshBlox can provide network and server qualified staff to assist in finding the best layout of racked equipment within a Datablox unit.
- Audit to determine power, cooling and space requirements
- Structured cabling designs
- Out of Band Management network – customer equipment integration
- OH&S, Fire, BMS, Security and Alarming requirements
- MeshBlox Environmental Requirement checklist Report
- Project Management of IT Migration of equipment from existing housing to a DataBlox unit
- Infrastructure Migration Professional Services – overall management of existing sites migrating to one or multiple DataBlox units (logistics, equipment migration, site prep)
- Where existing IT services are managed by outsourced contract MeshBlox will work as integrated services or as specialist sub-contractors.
DataBlox delivery & Site Preparation
DataBlox units typically take 6 weeks ex factory to build ready for transportation. For multiple units MeshBlox often stagger build start dates and delivery dates to ensure sufficient time for multi site teams to migrate from one location to the next ready for commissioning. Factory storage of customer units ready for deployment can be catered for (with sufficient notice). Pre-commissioning of units by customer teams can also be catered for at the MeshBlox factory with prior notice.
MeshBlox can provide site-preparation project management to co-ordinate with the customer’s site staff and contractors for all works required to commission a DataBlox. Works typically include electrical, civil, fire, and architectural. Normally this work is planned and executed within the 6 week build time. On site commissioning should allow 2 weeks time (duration) to cater for operational testing of fire, climate control, security, out of band management. The on-site commissioning can be shortened by performing customer agreed testing at the MeshBlox factory.
