HP ProLiant t2500 Chassis Setup and Installation Guide

Setup 20
Installing the chassis
WARNING:
Always use at least two people to lift the chassis into the rack. If the chassis is being
loaded into the rack above chest level, a third person must assist with aligning the chassis with the
rails while the other two people support the weight of the chassis.
WARNING: The chassis is very heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the
equipment:
• Observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual
material handling.
• Remove all installed components from the chassis before installing or moving the chassis.
• Use caution and get help to lift and stabilize the chassis during installation or removal,
especially when the chassis is not fastened to the rack.
WARNING:
To avoid risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, do not stack anything
on top of rail-mounted equipment or use it as a work surface when extended from the rack.
CAUTION: 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.
CAUTION: HP has not tested or validated the HP ProLiant t2500 Chassis with any third-party
racks. Before installing the HP ProLiant t2500 Chassis in a third-party rack, be sure to properly
scope the limitations of the rack. Before proceeding with the installation, consider the following:
• You must fully understand the static and dynamic load carrying capacity of the rack and be
sure that it can accommodate the weight of the HP ProLiant t2500 Chassis.
• Be sure sufficient clearance exists for cabling, installation and removal of the chassis, and
actuation of the rack doors.
The chassis requires installation in a rack. To install the rack rails, see the Quick Deploy Rail System
Installation Instructions that ship with the rack hardware kit.
You can install up to seven chassis in a 36U, 1200 mm deep rack. If you are installing more than one chassis,
install the first chassis in the bottom of the rack, and then install additional chassis by moving up the rack with
each subsequent chassis. Plan the rack installation carefully, because changing the location of installed
components might be difficult.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure that:
• The rack is bolted to the floor using the concrete anchor kit.
• The leveling feet extend to the floor.
• The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling feet.
• The racks are coupled together in multiple rack installations.
• Only one component is extended at a time. If more than one component is extended, a rack
might become unstable.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack is
adequately stabilized before installing the chassis.
CAUTION: Be sure to keep the product parallel to the floor when installing the chassis. Tilting the
product up or down could result in damage to the slides.