Installation guide

Rack Mounting the 14-Slot Shelf

Chapter 3

WARNING A 14-Slot Shelf weighs from 62.6 kg (138 lbs) for the basic configuration to

90 kg (200 lbs) with the blade cage fully populated. This is a pinch, crush,

and heavy lift hazard.

Step 9. Place the 14-Slot Shelf on a portable mechanical lift device that can be used to elevate and hold the

Shelf in place while it is being installed into the seismic rack.

Step 10. Position the portable lift and 14-Slot Shelf directly in front of the seismic rack, with the rear of the

Shelf facing the rack.

Step 11. Raise the Shelf with the lift until the bottom of the 14-Slot Shelf is even with the horizontal surface

of the right and left seismic rack mounting slides installed earlier in the seismic rack.

Step 12. Push the 14-Slot Shelf from the portable lift onto the two mounting slides in the seismic rack until

the rack mounting flanges on the front of the Shelf meet the right and left front rails of the seismic

rack. See Figure 3-5.

Step 13. On the 14-Slot Shelf rack mounting flanges (Figure 3-5), insert the remaining eight M5x0.8x16

screws through the mounting flange holes and into the nut-clips installed previously on the front

rails. Use a Torx drive torque wrench to tighten each screw to 36 in-pounds (4.067 N-m).

CAUTION Ensure that filler panels are installed in all empty blade cage slots, front and rear.

Missing filler panels or other openings in the 14-Slot Shelf chassis may cause

equipment damage due to cooling fan air flow disruption. This is an equipment

overheating hazard.

Step 14. This completes the 14-Slot Shelf seismic rack installation process. You are now ready to connect

system power and protective ground to the 14-Slot Shelf, as shown in chapter 4.

Mounting the 14-Slot Shelf in a 2-Post Equipment Rack

WARNING A 14-Slot Shelf weighs from 62.6 kg (138 lbs) for the basic configuration to 90 kg (200

lbs) with the blade cage fully populated. Remove all installed blades, fan trays, and

power entry modules (PEMs) before attempting to move the 14-Slot Shelf by hand.

This is a pinch, crush, and heavy lift hazard.

IMPORTANT Contact Hewlett Packard for all other information about installing the HP bh5700 ATCA

14-Slot Blade Server into a non-standard or non-Hewlett Packard supported rack.

The 14-Slot Shelf can also be mounted into a 2-post, 48.26 cm (19 in) non-seismic-rated rack. The HP bh5700

ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server rack mounting flanges on each side of the 14-Slot Shelf must be repositioned to

mount in a 2-post rack. See the following steps to complete:

Step 1. On the 14-Slot Shelf, remove the two rack mounting flanges from the 4-post mounting position by

first removing the lower two screws that secure each flange to the Shelf side panels (see

Figure 3-6).