Install Rails In The Rack; Measuring With The Template - HP StorageWorks 6000 - Virtual Library System User Manual

NOTE:
Allow enough rack space above and/or below the node to mount the disk arrays. A disk array
requires a vertical rack space of 2U (equivalent to 89 mm, or 3.5 inches).
Plan to mount up to four disk arrays below the node and after that up to four more disk arrays above
the node as shown in
To install a VLS6800 node into the rack involves three main tasks:

• Install Rails in the Rack

• Install Appliance in Rack
Install Rails in the Rack
1. Mark the rack.
WARNING!
Always plan the rack installation so that the heaviest item is on the bottom of the rack. Install
the heaviest item first, and continue to populate the rack from the bottom to the top.
Figure 9 Measuring with the template
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2. From the front of the rack, identify the rear rack holes on the inside of the vertical rack that you
marked with the template.
40 Hardware Installation
VLS6600 and VLS6800 disk array rack mounting order.