Installing The System - Dell PowerEdge C8000 Getting Started

4 Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack.
Use the same procedure to install the right rail and stopping bracket to the
right rack posts.
NOTE:
To remove the rails, press and hold on the rail release button on the end
piece midpoint and unseat each rail.

Installing the System

This section includes the following subsections:
• Emptying the System
• Install the System Into the Rack
• Sled Bay Numbering
• Populating the System
• Install the External PDU Into the Rack
• Rack Configuration
Emptying the System
Before you install a PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure into a rack, remove all
sled modules from the enclosure to reduce system weight and avoid injury.
Place all sled modules on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam.
• To remove a C8220 single-wide compute sled, pull up on the release latch
‚ and using the handle — slide the sled out of the enclosure.
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