Installing The Hp Server Into A Rack; Converting Server To Rack From Tower And To Tower From Rack - HP 9000 rp3440 Installation Manual

Server Overview and Unpacking
Unpacking the Server

Installing the HP Server into a Rack

HP Rack
All HP 9000 rp3410 and HP 9000 rp3440 servers that are to be installed into racks are shipped with
equipment mounting slides. With every set of slides comes an installation guide: Installation Guide,
Mid-Weight Slide Kit, 5065-7291. Follow the steps in this installation guide to determine where and how to
place the server into the rack.
Non-HP Rack
There is a guide for evaluating the installation of HP equipment in non-HP racks. This document should be
utilized when there is a need to evaluate and qualify whether any HP equipment can be installed,
maintained, and serviced in a non-HP rack.
The guide is located on the Web at http://www.hp.com/racksolutions.
Once there, select "mounting information" from the menu on the left side, then select the guide titled
Mounting in Non-HP Racks.

Converting Server to Rack from Tower and to Tower from Rack

If you wish to change your rack-mount HP server to a tower system or your tower system to a rack-mount,
read and follow the instructions in: Rack to Tower and Tower to Rack Conversion Guide, A7136-96002.
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