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Installing the Bottom-Support Rails
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions
Warning
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
To attach the bottom-support rails to a four-post EIA rack, follow these steps:
Before You Begin
Before you can install the bottom support rails, make sure that you have done each of the following:
• Installed a four-post rack or cabinet (see
• Unpacked and inspected the chassis shipment.
Procedure
Step 1
Position one of the two adjustable bottom-support rails at the lowest possible RU in the rack or cabinet. Adjust
the length of the rail so that it stretches from the outer edges of the front and rear vertical mounting rails. You
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Installing a Rack or Cabinet).
Installing the Chassis
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