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Installing the Server In a Rack
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Installing the Server In a Rack
This section provides instructions for installing your server in a rack. It includes:
"How to Remove Components to Reduce Weight" on page 14
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"How to Install the Rack Mounting Hardware in the Rack" on page 18
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"How to Insert the Server Into the Rack" on page 23
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The rack mounting kit does not include slide rails. Once the server is installed, it does not slide
in or out of the rack.
The rack mounting kit shares a box with the shipping bracket kit.
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shipping brackets.
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kit.
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How to Remove Components to Reduce Weight
This procedure describes how to remove components from your server so that two persons can
lift it into the rack. If you are going to use a mechanical lift, you do not need to perform this
procedure.
Before You Begin
Caution –
sensitive to static electricity. Ordinary amounts of static electricity from clothing or the work
environment can destroy the components located on these devices. Do not touch the
components without antistatic precautions, especially along the connector edges. For more
information, refer to
Manual.
Note –
Remove the CPU modules from the front of the chassis.
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The chassis contains four CPU module slots; each must have a CPU module or a filler panel.
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Sun Fire X4800 Server Rack Mounting and Shipping Bracket User's Guide • June 2010
Rear mounting brackets (1 pair)
M6 cage nuts
"Removing and Installing Shipping Brackets" on page
"Rack Mounting Kit" on page
Circuit boards and hard drives contain electronic components that are extremely
"Antistatic Precautions and Procedures" in Sun Fire X4800 Server Service
This procedure assumes that the server is powered off and all cables are disconnected.
These attach to the rack and support the shelf rails.
Used to adapt the rear mounting bracket to the back of
square-hole racks.
12for a description of the contents of the rack mounting
26for information about the
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