Installing The Server In A Rack; Installing The Slide Rails - Cisco UCS C240 M4 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Server

Installing the Server In a Rack

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Installing the Slide Rails

This section describes how to install the server in a rack using the rack kits that are sold by Cisco.
Warning To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure
your safety:
This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component
at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.
Statement 1006
Step 1 Attach the inner rails to the sides of the server:
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b.
c.
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Installing the Cable Management Arm (Optional), page 2-8
Reversing the Cable Management Arm (Optional), page 2-9
Align an inner rail with one side of the server so that the three keyed slots in the rail align with the
three pegs on the side of the server (see
Set the keyed slots over the pegs, and then slide the rail toward the front to lock it in place on the
pegs. The front slot has a metal clip that locks over the front peg.
Install the second inner rail to the opposite side of the server.
Attaching Inner Rail to Side of Server
Front of server
Figure 2-1).
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Locking clip on inner rail
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