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... and install these options. • Updates are illustrated in this document or as a separate document. • The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. • The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of the software. • Operating system documentation describes how...
... and install these options. • Updates are illustrated in this document or as a separate document. • The Rack Installation Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describes how to install your system into a rack. • The Getting Started Guide provides an overview of the software. • Operating system documentation describes how...
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... Features and Indicators 12 3 4 5 6 8 7 Table 1-2. About Your System 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located behind the optional rack bezel on the front and back panels can be used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can... using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the power is turned off . Used to locate a particular system within a rack.
... Features and Indicators 12 3 4 5 6 8 7 Table 1-2. About Your System 11 Front-Panel Features and Indicators Figure 1-1 shows the controls, indicators, and connectors located behind the optional rack bezel on the front and back panels can be used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can... using the power button and the system is running an ACPI-compliant operating system, the power is turned off . Used to locate a particular system within a rack.
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF)
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...the bottom of the chassis. 4 Place the system right-side up , place it on a flat surface. 4 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from the rack. 1 Remove the cooling fan modules. See "Replacing a Cooling Fan Module" on page 49. 6 Replace the system in place, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the ...on page 48. 2 Remove the system from the four fan modules. Removing the Plastic Fan Guide NOTE: The plastic fan guide is out of the rack, and with the top cover removed, place the system on its side on a flat surface. 2 Place the fan bracket into its location inside the...
...the bottom of the chassis. 4 Place the system right-side up , place it on a flat surface. 4 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from the rack. 1 Remove the cooling fan modules. See "Replacing a Cooling Fan Module" on page 49. 6 Replace the system in place, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the ...on page 48. 2 Remove the system from the four fan modules. Removing the Plastic Fan Guide NOTE: The plastic fan guide is out of the rack, and with the top cover removed, place the system on its side on a flat surface. 2 Place the fan bracket into its location inside the...
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...System Components NOTE: On your system has a single power supply, turn off the system and all attached peripherals. NOTICE: On a rack system, you connect the system to overheat. Operating the system with power supply removal. For information about the cable management arm, see the ...system's Rack Installation Guide. 1 If your rack system, you can cause the system to a power source in the redundant mode when two power supplies are installed and both...
...System Components NOTE: On your system has a single power supply, turn off the system and all attached peripherals. NOTICE: On a rack system, you connect the system to overheat. Operating the system with power supply removal. For information about the cable management arm, see the ...system's Rack Installation Guide. 1 If your rack system, you can cause the system to a power source in the redundant mode when two power supplies are installed and both...
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...handle, slide the new power supply into a power outlet. NOTICE: For more information about the cable management arm, see the system's Rack Installation Guide. 3 Insert the power cable through the cable retention bracket, connect the power cable to recognize the power supply and determine its... a Power Supply 1 If you may need to signify that the power supply is fully seated and contacts the system chassis. NOTICE: On a rack system, you are adding a second power supply, remove the power supply blank. Installing System Components 55 Figure 3-7. NOTE: After installing a new ...
...handle, slide the new power supply into a power outlet. NOTICE: For more information about the cable management arm, see the system's Rack Installation Guide. 3 Insert the power cable through the cable retention bracket, connect the power cable to recognize the power supply and determine its... a Power Supply 1 If you may need to signify that the power supply is fully seated and contacts the system chassis. NOTICE: On a rack system, you are adding a second power supply, remove the power supply blank. Installing System Components 55 Figure 3-7. NOTE: After installing a new ...
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... systems run in rows and columns to a network. You can contain multiple logical drives. A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is installed or integrated in a rack. CPU is associated with a block of processor socket that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. An operating mode that provides electrical power to...
... systems run in rows and columns to a network. You can contain multiple logical drives. A video resolution, such as 640 x 480, is installed or integrated in a rack. CPU is associated with a block of processor socket that contains information supplementing or updating the product's documentation. An operating mode that provides electrical power to...
Getting Started Guide
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...subsystem with support for 2D graphics. Maximum resolution is 1280x1024. • Systems management circuitry that came with your system into a rack. • The Hardware Owner's Manual provides information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications" on the CDs that monitors operation... Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with 65,536 colors; For more information about system features and describes how to install your system or at support.dell.com. • CDs included with the systems management software. • Back-panel connectors include serial, ...
...subsystem with support for 2D graphics. Maximum resolution is 1280x1024. • Systems management circuitry that came with your system into a rack. • The Hardware Owner's Manual provides information about specific features, see "Technical Specifications" on the CDs that monitors operation... Guide or Rack Installation Instructions included with 65,536 colors; For more information about system features and describes how to install your system or at support.dell.com. • CDs included with the systems management software. • Back-panel connectors include serial, ...
Getting Started Guide
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... sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the back of your system. Installing the Rail and System in a Rack Install the system in the rack once you simultaneously connect two monitors to the system, using the front and rear video connections, the video will default to... can operate at a time 6 Getting Started With Your System See your rack installation documentation for instructions on installing your system in the rack installation documentation for your system have read the "Safety Instructions" located in a rack. NOTE: If you have icons indicating which cable to plug into each...
... sure to tighten the screws (if any) on the back of your system. Installing the Rail and System in a Rack Install the system in the rack once you simultaneously connect two monitors to the system, using the front and rear video connections, the video will default to... can operate at a time 6 Getting Started With Your System See your rack installation documentation for instructions on installing your system in the rack installation documentation for your system have read the "Safety Instructions" located in a rack. NOTE: If you have icons indicating which cable to plug into each...
Rack Installation Guide
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...Before You Begin 6 Important Safety Information 7 Rack Requirements for VersaRails 7 Rack Stabilizer Feet 7 Recommended Tools and Supplies 7 Sliding Rails Rack Kit Contents 8 Static Rails Rack Kit Contents 9 Installation Tasks 10 Removing the Rack Doors 10 Marking the Rack 10 Configuring the Sliding Rail Assemblies (Sliding...Rail Kits Only 14 Installing the Mounting Rails in the Rack 15 Installing the System in the Rack 18 Installing a System With Sliding Rails 18 Installing a System With Static Rails 20 Replacing the Rack Doors 22 Installing the Tray and Cable-Management Arm (...
...Before You Begin 6 Important Safety Information 7 Rack Requirements for VersaRails 7 Rack Stabilizer Feet 7 Recommended Tools and Supplies 7 Sliding Rails Rack Kit Contents 8 Static Rails Rack Kit Contents 9 Installation Tasks 10 Removing the Rack Doors 10 Marking the Rack 10 Configuring the Sliding Rail Assemblies (Sliding...Rail Kits Only 14 Installing the Mounting Rails in the Rack 15 Installing the System in the Rack 18 Installing a System With Sliding Rails 18 Installing a System With Static Rails 20 Replacing the Rack Doors 22 Installing the Tray and Cable-Management Arm (...
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2 Two-Post Rack Installation 27 Safety Instructions 27 SAFETY: Rack Mounting of Systems 27 Before You Begin 28 Important Safety Information 28 Recommended Tools and Supplies 28 Rack Kit Contents 29 Installation Tasks 30 Marking the Rack 30 Universal-Hole Spacing Racks 30 Wide-Hole Spacing Racks 31 Installing the Mounting Rails 32 Center-Mount Installation 32 Flush-Mount Installation 33 Installing Chassis Static Rail Modules 36 Installing the System in the Rack 37 Removing the System From the Rack 37 Index 39 4 Contents
2 Two-Post Rack Installation 27 Safety Instructions 27 SAFETY: Rack Mounting of Systems 27 Before You Begin 28 Important Safety Information 28 Recommended Tools and Supplies 28 Rack Kit Contents 29 Installation Tasks 30 Marking the Rack 30 Universal-Hole Spacing Racks 30 Wide-Hole Spacing Racks 31 Installing the Mounting Rails 32 Center-Mount Installation 32 Flush-Mount Installation 33 Installing Chassis Static Rail Modules 36 Installing the System in the Rack 37 Removing the System From the Rack 37 Index 39 4 Contents
Rack Installation Guide
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..., and that the stabilizers are considered to help protect your system and rack kit in a Dell rack cabinet using the customer rack kit. Thus, "component" refers to any other racks. Systems are secured to the rack, extended to the rack installation documentation accompanying the system and the rack for use in any system as well as to other...
..., and that the stabilizers are considered to help protect your system and rack kit in a Dell rack cabinet using the customer rack kit. Thus, "component" refers to any other racks. Systems are secured to the rack, extended to the rack installation documentation accompanying the system and the rack for use in any system as well as to other...
Rack Installation Guide
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...out of the procedures for support and to prevent the cabinet from rolling. CAUTION: Rack cabinets can be installed in a rack, complete all the system manufacturer's rack cabinets without tools, and the VersaRails™ rack kit can be installed in your fingers. • Do not overload the AC ...Information Guide for trained service technicians installing one or more systems in the Rack" on installing a static rails kit in a two-post rack.) Before You Begin Before you begin installing your system in the rack, carefully read "Safety Instructions," found earlier in this guide, as well...
...out of the procedures for support and to prevent the cabinet from rolling. CAUTION: Rack cabinets can be installed in a rack, complete all the system manufacturer's rack cabinets without tools, and the VersaRails™ rack kit can be installed in your fingers. • Do not overload the AC ...Information Guide for trained service technicians installing one or more systems in the Rack" on installing a static rails kit in a two-post rack.) Before You Begin Before you begin installing your system in the rack, carefully read "Safety Instructions," found earlier in this guide, as well...
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...EIA-310-D-92, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 297, and Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) 41494. The stabilizer feet help prevent the rack from tipping over , potentially resulting in bodily injury under certain circumstances. Recommended Tools and Supplies You may need the following subsections ... installing your system. Important Safety Information Observe the safety precautions in the following items to install the system in a four-post rack cabinet: • #2 Phillips screwdriver • Masking tape or a felt-tip pen, for another system. Therefore, always install the...
...EIA-310-D-92, International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 297, and Deutsche Industrie Norm (DIN) 41494. The stabilizer feet help prevent the rack from tipping over , potentially resulting in bodily injury under certain circumstances. Recommended Tools and Supplies You may need the following subsections ... installing your system. Important Safety Information Observe the safety precautions in the following items to install the system in a four-post rack cabinet: • #2 Phillips screwdriver • Masking tape or a felt-tip pen, for another system. Therefore, always install the...
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Sliding Rails Rack Kit Contents • One pair of slide assemblies (convertible to RapidRails or VersaRails configuration) • One cable-management arm • One tray • One status ... number of threads per inch is identified as a 10-32 screw. Figure 1-1. For example, a #10 Phillips-head screw with 32 threads per inch. Sliding Rails Rack Kit Contents 1 6 5 2 3 4 1 tray 4 tie wraps 2 slide assemblies (2) 5 status indicator cable (if applicable) 3 10-32 x 0.5-inch flange-head Phillips screws (8) (VersaRails configuration only) 6 cable-management arm...
Sliding Rails Rack Kit Contents • One pair of slide assemblies (convertible to RapidRails or VersaRails configuration) • One cable-management arm • One tray • One status ... number of threads per inch is identified as a 10-32 screw. Figure 1-1. For example, a #10 Phillips-head screw with 32 threads per inch. Sliding Rails Rack Kit Contents 1 6 5 2 3 4 1 tray 4 tie wraps 2 slide assemblies (2) 5 status indicator cable (if applicable) 3 10-32 x 0.5-inch flange-head Phillips screws (8) (VersaRails configuration only) 6 cable-management arm...
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... 1 3 2 L FRONT 1 10-32 x 0.5-inch flange-head 2 static mounting rails (2) Phillips screws (8) (VersaRails kits only) 3 chassis static rail modules (2) Four-Post Rack Installation 9 For example, a #10 Phillips-head screw with either VersaRails brackets or RapidRails brackets. • One pair of chassis static rail modules • 10-32 x 0.5-...described in illustrations and in procedural steps are identified by size and number of static mounting rails with 32 threads per inch. Static Rails Rack Kit Contents • One pair of threads per inch is identified as a 10-32 screw.
... 1 3 2 L FRONT 1 10-32 x 0.5-inch flange-head 2 static mounting rails (2) Phillips screws (8) (VersaRails kits only) 3 chassis static rail modules (2) Four-Post Rack Installation 9 For example, a #10 Phillips-head screw with either VersaRails brackets or RapidRails brackets. • One pair of chassis static rail modules • 10-32 x 0.5-...described in illustrations and in procedural steps are identified by size and number of static mounting rails with 32 threads per inch. Static Rails Rack Kit Contents • One pair of threads per inch is identified as a 10-32 screw.
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... vertical space for the front and back vertical rails (see Figure 1-3). NOTE: The vertical rails may have an alternating pattern of three holes per rack unit with your rack cabinet. It is not necessary to remove or install them by horizontal lines and numbers in 1-U increments. CAUTION: Because of the size and....9 mm, 15.9 mm, and 12.7 mm (0.625 inch, 0.625 inch, and 0.5 inch) for each system you can make a note of the number marking on the rack. 10 Four-Post Rack Installation CAUTION: Store the two doors where they will not injure someone if the doors accidently fall over.
... vertical space for the front and back vertical rails (see Figure 1-3). NOTE: The vertical rails may have an alternating pattern of three holes per rack unit with your rack cabinet. It is not necessary to remove or install them by horizontal lines and numbers in 1-U increments. CAUTION: Because of the size and....9 mm, 15.9 mm, and 12.7 mm (0.625 inch, 0.625 inch, and 0.5 inch) for each system you can make a note of the number marking on the rack. 10 Four-Post Rack Installation CAUTION: Store the two doors where they will not injure someone if the doors accidently fall over.
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... on the vertical rails (see Figure 1-4). 2 Place a mark 44 mm (1.75 inches) above the original mark you made (or count up three holes in a rack that the first system is at the middle of the narrowest metal area between holes (marked with a felt-tipped pen or masking tape (if you...If you are installing more than one system, install the mounting rails so that meets EIA-310 standards) and mark the rack's front vertical rails with a horizontal line on the rack's front vertical rails where you want to locate the bottom of each 1-U space is installed in the lowest available position in...
... on the vertical rails (see Figure 1-4). 2 Place a mark 44 mm (1.75 inches) above the original mark you made (or count up three holes in a rack that the first system is at the middle of the narrowest metal area between holes (marked with a felt-tipped pen or masking tape (if you...If you are installing more than one system, install the mounting rails so that meets EIA-310 standards) and mark the rack's front vertical rails with a horizontal line on the rack's front vertical rails where you want to locate the bottom of each 1-U space is installed in the lowest available position in...
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Marking the Vertical Rails 1 1 marks on vertical rail (2) 12 Four-Post Rack Installation Figure 1-4.
Marking the Vertical Rails 1 1 marks on vertical rail (2) 12 Four-Post Rack Installation Figure 1-4.
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NOTE: The rack kit ships with the sliding rail assemblies in the opposite direction on the rotating mounting bracket. 2 Rotate the bracket and slide it up off the ... mounting bracket at each end of the Rotating Mounting Bracket 2 1 5 1 rotating bracket 4 notches (2) 3 4 2 release lever 5 mounting bracket flange (RapidRails configuration shown) 3 shoulder standoffs (2) Four-Post Rack Installation 13 To rotate the mounting bracket and change the mounting rails from RapidRails to the vertical rail. Figure 1-5. The position of the bracket has...
NOTE: The rack kit ships with the sliding rail assemblies in the opposite direction on the rotating mounting bracket. 2 Rotate the bracket and slide it up off the ... mounting bracket at each end of the Rotating Mounting Bracket 2 1 5 1 rotating bracket 4 notches (2) 3 4 2 release lever 5 mounting bracket flange (RapidRails configuration shown) 3 shoulder standoffs (2) Four-Post Rack Installation 13 To rotate the mounting bracket and change the mounting rails from RapidRails to the vertical rail. Figure 1-5. The position of the bracket has...
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Figure 1-6. Installing and Removing Static Rail Chassis Modules 1 5 2 4 3 1 keyhole slots (6) 4 rail modules (2) 2 shoulder screws (6) 5 system 3 release latch 14 Four-Post Rack Installation To remove a rail module from the chassis. Installing Chassis Static Rail Modules (Static Rail Kits Only) NOTE: You do not need to remove the ...
Figure 1-6. Installing and Removing Static Rail Chassis Modules 1 5 2 4 3 1 keyhole slots (6) 4 rail modules (2) 2 shoulder screws (6) 5 system 3 release latch 14 Four-Post Rack Installation To remove a rail module from the chassis. Installing Chassis Static Rail Modules (Static Rail Kits Only) NOTE: You do not need to remove the ...