3
Installing slide rails
1.
Read the signs on the slide rails to identify the front and rear ends of the slide rails.
2.
As shown in
, mark the position on the rack post for installing the slide rail.
a.
Insert the locating pin at the bottom of the slide rail into the lowest square hole within the
2U space on the rack post.
b.
Mark the uppermost square hole and lowermost square hole for installation on the rack
post.
c.
Mark the square holes at the same height on the other three rack posts. Make sure the
slide rail installation positions are at the same height on the four rack posts.
3.
Install cage nuts in the marked square holes on each rack post except for the uppermost
marked square holes on the front rack posts. See callout 3 in
.
4.
Perform the following task to secure the slide rail to the rack posts:
a.
Align the installation holes on the front end of the slide rail with the cage nuts on the front
rack post.
b.
Compress the slide rail, making sure the locating pins at both ends of the slide rail are
inserted into the lowest square holes within the 2U space on the rack posts.
c.
Use screws to secure the slide rail to the rack posts.
Use only the two lowermost cage nuts on each front rack post. Reserve the uppermost cage
nut on each front rack post for attaching mounting brackets.
