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Mount the 5U enclosure into the rack cabinet
WARNING! Serious injury and mechanical failure can result if you do not adhere to rack cabinet safety precautions.
To avoid risk of death or injury from tipping the rack, follow all rack installation guidelines, securing the rack cabinet to the
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floor with a concrete anchor kit.
To avoid catastrophic failure of the rack assembly, never exceed rack cabinet weight limits.
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Entirely support the expansion enclosure with the mechanical lift until the enclosure is in the storage position.
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Follow local occupational health and safety guidelines and meet all requirements for manual material handling.
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Mounting the 5U enclosure into the rack cabinet is the most critical of the installation procedures and requires your full
attention. Safety and hardware longevity depend on rails' smooth function and correct implementation of this task.
Make sure there is sufficient clearance for a technician and the 5U enclosure when a drawer is fully extended.
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Observe rack cabinet weight limits.
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Fill the rack cabinet from the bottom to the top, with the heaviest equipment at the bottom.
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Make your approach with the mechanical lift level, straight, and parallel to the rack cabinet. Any skew, warp, or tilt prevents
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the 5U enclosure from properly resting on the rackmount shelf in the rack cabinet.
Required equipment
Mechanical lift
5U enclosure with attached inner rails
Rack cabinet with installed outer rails
#2 Phillips-head screwdriver, 6-in length
(Optional) 8mm nut driver, 6-in length
Panhead screw, M5 x 8, #2
Panhead screw, 10-32 X 3/4-in
Lock washer, M5, Type B
Washer, M5, 10 x 1.6mm
To mount the 5U enclosure into the rack cabinet:
1. Confirm that the outer rails are properly and securely installed in the rack cabinet.
2. Confirm that the expansion enclosure does not contain any drives, so the chassis has empty drawers.
3. Complete the following actions to position the mechanical lift and the 5U chassis:
a. Using proper safety precautions, position the 5U chassis on the mechanical lift perpendicular to the lift wheels.
b. Move the mechanical lift into position perpendicular to the rack cabinet so that the expansion enclosure is parallel to
the opening and is a minimum of 12.7cm to 17.8cm (5 to 7 inches) away from the rack cabinet.
c. Adjust the mechanical lift height to be as close as possible to the allocated 5U location.
d. Moving only the 5U chassis, position it so the chassis aligns with the outer rails in the rack.
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