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General Safety Precautions
Always follow general safety precautions to avoid injury and damage to Storage Center equipment.
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Keep the area around the storage system chassis clean and free of clutter.
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Place any system components that have been removed away from the storage system chassis or on a table so that they are not in the
way of other people.
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While working on the storage system chassis, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves. These items
can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan.
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Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body. These items are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and
harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.
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Do not lift the storage system chassis by the handles of the power supply units (PSUs). They are not designed to hold the weight of
the entire chassis, and the chassis cover could become bent.
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Before moving the storage system chassis, remove the PSUs to minimize weight.
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Do not remove drives until you are ready to replace them.
NOTE:
To ensure proper storage system cooling, hard drive blanks must be installed in any hard drive slot that is not occupied.
Prepare the Installation Environment
Make sure that the environment is ready for installing the Storage Center.
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Rack Space — The rack must have enough space to accommodate the storage system chassis, expansion enclosures, and switches.
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Power — Power must be available in the rack, and the power delivery system must meet the requirements of the Storage Center. AC
input to the power supply is 200–240 V.
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Connectivity — The rack must be wired for connectivity to the management network and any networks that carry front-end I/O from
the Storage Center to servers.
Install the Storage System in a Rack
Install the storage system and other Storage Center system components in a rack.
About this task
Mount the storage system and expansion enclosures in a manner that allows for expansion in the rack and prevents the rack from
becoming top‐heavy.
The SCv3000 and SCv3020 storage system ships with a ReadyRails II kit. The rails come in two different styles: tool-less and tooled. Follow
the detailed installation instructions located in the rail kit box for your particular style of rails.
NOTE:
Dell recommends using two people to install the rails, one at the front of the rack and one at the back.
Steps
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Position the left and right rail end pieces labeled FRONT facing inward.
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Align each end piece with the top and bottom holes of the appropriate U space.
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