Compaq ProLiant DL380 Setup and Installation Guide

Installing the ProLiant DL380 Server
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Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Gilbert Saldivar
Project:
Compaq ProLiant DL380 Setup and Installation Guide
Comments:
Part Number:
120133-002
File Name:
c-ch02 Server Installation Overview.doc
Last Saved On:
12/10/99 1:04 PM
Attaching the Rack Mounting Bracket and Slide
Assembly to the Rack
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment,
be sure that the rack leveling feet are extended to the floor and support the full
weight of the rack. Each rack must be level and stable. Racks that are not
coupled together require the installation of stabilizers. Stabilizers
must
be
installed before you perform any work on the rack.
Measuring with the Template
The template provided with the server offers an easy and reliable way to
properly position the server in the rack. Use the tabs on the template to
suspend it from the lower hole of a two-hole set of perforations in the vertical
side rails. Pencil-mark the attachment points for the mounting bracket
assemblies, the cage nuts for the faceplate thumbscrews, and the top of the
server. Use the tick marks on the rack side rails to ensure level installation of
the server. See illustrations and instructions printed on the template.
IMPORTANT:
Determine the server's place in the rack
before
installing the mounting
bracket assemblies. To remind you of the proper placement of the server in the rack, refer
to the Rack Builder report you printed when you planned your rack configuration. Always
mount the heaviest item on the bottom of the rack and work from the bottom to the top.
1. Starting at the bottom of the rack, or at the top of a previously mounted
component, measure the screw hole locations for the server's mounting
bracket assemblies. Pencil-mark the locations on the outside of the rack.
Do this on both the front and the back of the rack.
IMPORTANT:
The template is two-sided (front and back) and printed with arrows that
show you where the screws will be inserted, both for the mounting bracket assemblies
and for the thumbscrews that will secure the server's front bezel to the front of the rack.
Align the template carefully with the holes on the rack, to determine the exact placement
of the screws.
2. When you mark the positioning of the mounting bracket screws, also
mark the positioning for the cage nuts. These are the two slots marked
“C” on the template. The cage nuts on the front hold the thumbscrews
through the server’s front bezel. The cage nuts on the back allow
fastening of the rack mounting slide assembly to the vertical rails.
IMPORTANT:
Follow the alignment instructions on the template, and keep the sides of
the template squared with the sides of the rack. Tick marks on the rack’s vertical rails will
help you maintain the proper alignment.