Installing Mis Platforms; D-Rack Stiffener - Silicon Graphics NAS MIS Setup Manual

Installing MIS Platforms

D-Rack Stiffener

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After a shipment has been inspected ("Inspecting a Shipment" on page 5) and acclimated
("Acclimatization" on page 10) to the location, there are two scenarios for installing MIS NAS
platforms (server and/or JBOD). One way is to install the platforms into a rack that is already on
location (D-Rack or other supported rack systems). The next scenario is installing MIS NAS
platforms that have been shipped in an SGI D-Rack. In this scenario, the chassis are already
installed into the rack, and the drives were shipped separately.
To install an MIS NAS platform into a rack that is already on location, first locate all boxes in the
shipment. There should be a single box that holds each chassis and multiple boxes with drives for
each chassis (each box holds up to 20 drives).
Next, the rolling rails that support the MIS chassis in the rack must be installed, and the chassis
placed into the rack, following the rack placement guide provided in the cabling guide (page 28).
These procedures requires two people.
Once the chassis is installed into the rack, the drives can be installed into their carriers, and the
drives with carriers can be installed into the system. Following this, the chassis can be returned to
the rack in the stowed position. When that is complete, the system can be cabled and powered on.
If there are no faults, the system can them be zoned to its desired configuration.
To install a system that is shipped in a D-Rack, first locate all boxes in the shipment. There should
be a single box that holds the D-Rack and multiple boxes with drives for each chassis (each box
holds up to 20 drives). Go straight to the instructions for "Sliding the Chassis
Forward/Backwards" on page 23, and continue following the instructions from there.
Note: The following procedure is for installing into a D-Rack already on location, where the
installer is required to install the outer rails into the SGI D-Rack.
D-Racks on location ONLY.
pre-installed with rolling rails and a D-Rack Stiffener.
If you are installing rails into an SGI D-Rack on location, it will require installation of the D-Rack
Stiffener (Figure 2-1 on page
interlocking tabs. These two pieces come together to form a single unit, held together by a top bolt.
Orient the two pieces together so that the tabs of both pieces will eventually face outward, towards
SGI D-Racks shipped with an MIS NAS chassis inside will come
12). This item is two brackets with a wedge-shaped cut-out and
Installing MIS Platforms
These instructions are for SGI
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