Step 1. Position The Rack; Step 2. Level The Rack; Caster Wheel - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

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Step 1. Position the rack

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Figure 61. Caster wheel
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Step 2. Level the rack

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SAN512B-6 Installation, Service, and User Guide
DANGER
Heavy Equipment - Personal injury or equipment damage may result if mishandled
(D006)
Attention: An IBM service support representative must install the rack.
Professional movers/riggers must transport the rack to within the installation
room. The IBM authorized service provider will only perform minimal frame
repositioning within the computer room, as needed, to perform required service
actions. Refer to "Danger notices" on page xv for more information.
Perform the following steps to position the rack:
1. Remove all packing and tape from the rack.
2. Position the rack according to the customer floor plan.
3. Lock each caster wheel by tightening the screw on the caster. See Figure 61.
Locking Screw
SJ000654
Use the following conditions to determine the next step:
v If you are not attaching the rack to the floor, go to "Step 2. Level the rack."
v If you are bolting the rack to a concrete floor, go to "Step 4. Attach the rack to a
concrete floor" on page 212.
v If you are bolting the rack to a concrete floor beneath a raised floor, go to "Step
5. Attach the rack to a concrete floor beneath a raised floor" on page 214.
Perform the following steps to adjust the leveling feet:
1. Loosen the jam nut on each leveling foot by turning the nut counterclockwise,
away from the bottom of the rack. See Figure 62 on page 211.
2. Rotate each leveling foot downward until it contacts the surface on which the
rack is placed.
3. Adjust the leveling feet downward as needed until the rack is level. When the
rack is level, tighten the jam nuts against the base by turning the nut clockwise,
toward the bottom of the rack.

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