Installing The Server In A Rack - Cisco UCS C220 M3 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:
Open the front securing latch (see
Step 1
a spring-loaded securing latch that must be open before you can insert the mounting pegs into the
rack-post holes.
a.
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
3
Clip marked "PULL" on rear of assembly
Front mounting pegs
Figure 2-2). The end of the slide-rail assembly marked "FRONT" has
3
Spring-loaded securing latch on front of
assembly
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