Rack Mounting Considerations; Installing The Stortrends® 1100 Storage Appliance Into A Rack; Identifying The Sections Of The Rack Rails - American Megatrends StorTrends 1100-P User Manual

Rack Mounting Considerations

Feature
Ambient Operating
Temperature
Reduced Airflow
Mechanical Loading
Circuit Overloading
Reliable Ground
Installing the StorTrends® 1100 Storage Appliance into a Rack
This section provides information on installing the StorTrends® 1100 Storage Appliance
into a rack unit. There are a variety of rack units on the market, which may mean the
assembly procedure will differ slightly. The following is a guideline for installing the unit
into a rack with the rack rails provided with the system. You should also refer to the
installation instructions that came with the rack unit you are using.

Identifying the Sections of the Rack Rails

The StorTrends® 1100 Storage Appliance comes with Rack Rails. (Two front inner rails
should already be attached to the chassis.) The Rack Rails consists of two rear inner rails
that secure to the chassis, one on each side just behind the preinstalled front inner rails.
Note that these two rails are left/right specific.
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Description
If installed in a closed or multi-unit rack assembly, the ambient
operating temperature of the rack environment may be greater than
the ambient temperature of the room. Therefore, consideration
should be given to installing the equipment in an environment
compatible with the manufacturer's maximum rated ambient
temperature (Tmra).
Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that the amount of
airflow required for safe operation is not compromised.
Equipment should be mounted into a rack so that a hazardous
condition does not arise due to uneven mechanical loading.
Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment to
the power supply circuitry and the effect that any possible
overloading of circuits might have on over current protection and
power supply wiring. Appropriate consideration of equipment
nameplate ratings should be used when addressing this concern.
A reliable ground must be maintained at all times. To ensure this, the
rack itself should be grounded. Particular attention should be given
to power supply connections other than the direct connections to the
branch circuit (for example, the use of power strips, and so on.).