Installing The Server In A Rack - Cisco UCS C220 Installation And Service Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Server

Installing the Server In a Rack

This section describes how to install the server in a rack.
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
Warning
precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure
your safety:
This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest component
at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in the rack.
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To install the slide rails and the server into a rack, follow these steps:
Step 1 Open the front securing latch (see
a spring-loaded securing latch that must be open before you can insert the mounting pegs into the
rack-post holes.
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b.
c.
Figure 2-2
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On the rear side of the securing-latch assembly, hold open the clip marked "PULL."
Slide the spring-loaded securing latch away from the mounting pegs.
Release the clip marked "PULL" to lock the securing latch in the open position.
Front Securing Latch
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Clip marked "PULL" on rear of assembly
Front mounting pegs
Figure 2-2). The end of the slide-rail assembly marked "FRONT" has
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Spring-loaded securing latch on front of
assembly
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