Chapter 4. Installing The Hardware; Installing The Support Rails; About This Task - IBM Storwize V7000 Installation Manual

Chapter 4. Installing the hardware

You have completed the initial steps of verifying the shipping contents and
becoming familiar with the hardware components. You have verified that the
power requirements are met and have planned the location of the enclosures. You
are now ready to begin installing the hardware components and connecting the
data cables and power cords.

Installing the support rails

Follow this procedure to install support rails for the enclosure in the rack cabinet.

About this task

To install the support rails, do the following steps:
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Figure 4. Hole locations in the front of the rack
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1. Locate the rack mounting rails and screws.
The rail assembly is made up of two sets of rails. One set of rails is already
installed, or preinstalled, on the sides of the enclosures. The other set of rails
must be installed in the rack cabinet. The rails on the sides of the enclosures
slide into the rails that are installed in the rack cabinet.
2. Working at the front of the rack cabinet, identify the two standard rack units
of space in the rack into which you want to install the support rails.
Figure 4 shows two rack units with the front mounting holes identified.
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1 Bottom rail location pin hole
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2 Enclosure mounting screw hole. Do not insert the screw until the
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enclosure is installed.
3 Rack mounting screw hole
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