Installing A Rack Mount Library; Determining The Position Of The Shelves In The Rack - Sun Microsystems storedge L25 Installation Manual

Installing a Rack Mount Library

Determining the
Position of the
Shelves in the Rack
Sun StorEdge™ L25 Tape Library and Sun StorEdge™ L100 Tape Library Installation Guide
This section explains how to install an L25 or L100 library in a
standard 19-inch rack.
The procedures in this section assume that you have already
Note:
unpacked the library. If you have not, do so now, referring to
the Sun StorEdge™ L25 Tape Library Unpacking Instructions
(PN 6421029) or the Sun StorEdge™ L100 Tape Library
Unpacking Instructions (PN 6423014).
Before starting the rack mount installation:
Determine the proper position of the shelves in the rack:
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Caution:
• An L25 library uses 4U of vertical space.
• An L100 library uses 13.5U of vertical space.
• The StackLink mounting hardware uses 1U of vertical space at
the top of the rack, and either 1U or .5U at the bottom of the
rack (see the StackLink Installation Instructions, PN 6423029, for
more information).
1U equals 1.75 inches (44.45 millimeters).
Note:
Use a pencil to mark the desired shelf position on the rack rails.
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Installing a Rack Mount Library
Take rack stability into account when determining
where to place the library in the rack.
Document 6423015-01, Ver. 1, Rel. 0
June 2002
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