General Guidelines - HP 245161-B22 - 10642 42U Rack Shock Pallet Reference Manual

Installing Components in the Rack

General Guidelines

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, always be sure that the rack
is adequately stabilized before extending a component outside the rack. A rack
may become unstable if more than one component is extended for any reason.
Extend only one component at a time.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment,
always load the heaviest item first from the bottom of the rack up. This makes
the rack bottom-heavy and helps prevent the rack from becoming unstable.
Refer to Chapter 2, "Configuration Factors," for more information about the
placement of rack-mountable components.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment,
be sure that:
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CAUTION: To reduce the risk of damage to the equipment when installing
third-party options:
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The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.
The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
The stabilizing feet are attached to the rack if it is a single-rack installation.
The racks are coupled together in multiple-rack installations.
Only one component is extended at a time. A rack may become unstable if
more than one component is extended for any reason.
Be sure the option equipment installed does not impede airflow to the
rack-mountable ProLiant servers or increase the internal rack temperature
beyond the maximum rating specified by HP.
Be sure that the option equipment installed does not exceed the manufacturer's
Maximum Recommended Ambient Operating Temperature.
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