Installing Components in the Rack
HP 10842 Rack Reference Guide
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Installing the Components into the Rack
After all rack-mounting hardware has been installed on the component, you can insert
it into the rack.
WARNING: Components can be very heavy. To reduce the risk of personal
injury or damage to the equipment:
•
Remove all pluggable power supplies and modules to reduce the weight of
the product before lifting it.
•
Observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines
for manual material handling.
•
Get help to lift and stabilize the product during installation or removal,
especially when the product is not fastened to the rails.
•
The product is unstable when it is not fastened to the rails during
installation into or removal from the rack.
Installing a Component into a Rack with Adjustable Fixed Rails
To install a component into a rack with adjustable fixed rails:
With the unit well supported, lift the component up and slide it into place along the
adjustable fixed rails you installed in the rack.
Installing a Component into a Rack with Sliding Rails
IMPORTANT:
Read and adhere to the cautions and warnings in this section.
To install a component into a rack with sliding rails:
1.
Fully extend the sliding rails.
2.
With the unit well supported, lift it up and align the component rails on the
component with the sliding rails secured to the rack.
