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Question posted by hamilln on January 13th, 2016

Convert Dell Poweredge Vrtx From Tower Mode To Rack Mode

the Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owners Manual shows how convert the top and bottom ears to rack mode ears but it does not show how the back sides get converted to rack mode? are there any parts required to convert the right and left backsides to rack mode?

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Answer #1: Posted by hzplj9 on January 13th, 2016 2:47 PM

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The technical guide offer you more help to ascertain how to fit into a rack. You can get the guide here. Page 26 discusses racking the server.

http://partnerdirect.dell.com/sites/channel/en-us/documents/dell_poweredge_vrtx_technical_guide.pdf

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