Installing A System Or Expansion Unit Into A Rack; Installing The Model Escala Pl 250R-Vl Or Escala Pl 450R-Xs Or Escala Pl 250R-Vl Or Escala Pl 450R-Xs Into A Rack - Bull ESCALA POWER5 Hardware Information

Installing a system or expansion unit into a rack

The following procedures describe how to install system units or expansion units into a rack. You can perform
this task or contact a service provider to perform the task for you. You might be charged a fee by the service
provider for this service. To view the PDF version, click PDF. Select the appropriate instructions from this list:
• Installing the model ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS or ESCALA PL 250R-VL or
ESCALA PL 450R-XS into a rack
• Installing the ESCALA PL 250R-L, PL 250R-L+ or PL 450R-VL+, or ESCALA PL 250R-L+ or
ESCALA PL 450R-VL+ into a rack
• Installing the ESCALA PL 250T/R, PL 250T/R+ or PL 450T/R-L+ in a rack
• Installing the model ESCALA PL 450T/R, PL 450T/R+ or PL 850T/R-L+, ESCALA PL 450T/R, in a
rack
• Installing the model ESCALA PL 245T/R into a rack
• Installing the model D24 into a rack
• Installing the 50/88 or 05/88 expansion unit into a rack
• Installing the 50/95, 05/95, or 11D/20 expansion unit into a rack
• Installing the 57/90 or 11D/11 expansion unit in a rack
Installing the model ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS or
ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS into a rack
This topic describes how to install the model ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS or ESCALA PL
250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS into a rack. This is a customer task. You can perform this task yourself, or
contact a service provider to perform the task for you. You might be charged a fee by the service provider for
this service.
This procedure assumes that you are installing the model ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS or
ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS into an existing rack. If the rack is not installed, go to the
instructions for installing a rack and then return to this procedure for instructions on installing the system unit
into the rack. See Install a rack
To install the model ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS or ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL
450R-XS into a rack, complete the following steps:
Attention: Installing the rails in the rack is a complex procedure. To install the rails correctly, you must
perform each task in the following order.
1. Read the Rack Safety
2. Complete a parts inventory (See
3. Locate the rack-mounting hardware kit and the system rail assemblies that were included with your
system unit.
There are two types of rail kits for the model ESCALA PL 250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS or ESCALA PL
250R-VL or ESCALA PL 450R-XS. A sliding-rail kit A-G and a fixed rail kit H-K.

Installing a system or expansion unit into a rack

Notices.
Complete a parts inventory).
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