Dell PowerVault 50F Rack Installation Manual
Dell powervault 56f switches rack installation guide
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- Page 2 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
- Page 3 Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your server, storage system, or appliance from potential damage. Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type.
- Page 4 Observe the following general precautions for using and working with your system: Observe and follow service markings. Do not service any Dell product except as explained in your Dell system documentation. Opening or removing covers that are marked with the triangular symbol with a lightning bolt may expose you to electrical shock.
- Page 5 Use the correct external power source. Operate the product only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your Dell service provider or local power company.
- Page 6 Do not use appliance/voltage converters or kits sold for appliances with your Dell product. To help protect your system/components from sudden, transient increases and decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or un- interruptible power supply (UPS).
- Page 7 Dell’s rack cabinet using the Dell customer rack kit. The final installation of Dell systems and rack kits in any other brand of rack cabinet has not been approved by any safety agencies. It is the customer’s responsibility to have the final combination of Dell systems and rack kits for use in other brands of rack cabinets evaluated for suit- ability by a certified safety agency.
- Page 8 ! " # $ % Observe the following guidelines when working with options: Do not connect or use a modem or telephone during a lightning storm. There may be a risk of electrical shock from lightning. Never connect or use a modem or telephone in a wet environment. Do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the network interface controller (NIC) receptacle.
- Page 9 Disconnect your computer and devices from their power sources. Also, discon- nect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer. Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock. In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself.
- Page 10 Position your system so that the monitor and keyboard are directly in front of you as you work. Special shelves are available (from Dell and other sources) to help you correctly position your keyboard.
- Page 11 Monitor screen at or below eye level Wrists relaxed and flat Arms at desk level Feet flat on the floor Monitor and keyboard positioned directly in front of user xiii...
- Page 13 Rack Components ........... .1 Before You Begin .
- Page 15 ! This installation guide provides instructions for trained service technicians installing one or more PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch in a Dell rack. One rack kit is required for each PowerVault switch installation. " The PowerVault 56F switch includes the following items to be installed into the rack...
- Page 16 To install the rack kit and the PowerVault 56F switch, you will need the following items: An installation template, helpful in slide assembly placement and alignment Masking tape or a felt-tip pen, for use in marking the mounting holes to be used A Phillips #2 screwdriver Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 17 Open the latch on the front door. If you have a 24-U (1 U=1.75 inches) rack cabinet, unlock and twist the handle clockwise and open the door (see Figure 2). support.dell.com Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 18 If you have a 42-U rack cabinet, slide the latch's push-button cover up as far as it will go, press the push button, rotate the handle clockwise until the latch releases, and then pull the door open (see Figure 3). push-button cover push button handle Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 19 If you have a 24-U rack cabinet, perform the following steps (see Figure 4): With the door open, lift out and fully retract all hinge pins. Lift the door out carefully. hinge pin hinge insert hinge support.dell.com Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 20 ! Repeat steps 1 and 2 to remove the back door from the rack. Store the doors in an area where they will not fall over while you install the kit. Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 21 ' NOTE: If the slide assemblies were preinstalled by Dell, you can skip this section. You must allow 2 U (3.5 inches) of vertical space for each PowerVault 56F switch you install in the rack. NOTE: The vertical rails of the rack are marked by small indentations in 1-U incre- ments (see Figure 6).
- Page 22 V-shaped notches in the template. Align the slide-assembly mounting-bracket flange (on the front of the slide assembly) with the square holes in the front vertical rail (see Figure 8). Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 23 Push back on the floating slide assembly mounting bracket flange until the mounting tabs lock into the square holes on the back vertical rail. Repeat steps 1 through 6 for the remaining slide assembly on the other side of the rack. support.dell.com Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 24 (2) bezel . ) %%& /%, Slide the manifold into the rack. Tighten the thumbscrews on the front of the manifold. Connect the cabling and power cords to the back of the switch. Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 25 Close the door latch by rotating the handle counterclockwise until it stops, push in the handle until it locks in position, and slide the cover down over the push but- ton (see Figure 3). Repeat steps 1 through 4 to replace the back door. support.dell.com Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 26 Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide...
- Page 27 !" cautions, v kit contents illustrated, 2 contents of rack kit, 1 list of, 1 & Dell web site, 7 manifold doors illustrated, 2 opening latch, 3, 4 installing into rack, 10 removing, 3, 5, 6 replacing, 11 notational conventions, v electrostatic discharge.
- Page 28 2 slide assemblies illustrated, 2 installing into rack, 7 switch vertical rails illustrated, 2 marking, 8 installing in rack, 10 one rack unit, 7 installing slide assemblies, 9 warnings, v Dell PowerEdge 2450 Systems Rack Installation Guide...