Setup 45
Installing hardware options
Install any internal hardware options before installing the server in the rack. External hardware
components—drives and power input modules—are installed after the server is installed in the rack.
Install any hardware options before initializing the server. For options installation information, refer to the
option documentation. For server-specific information, refer to "Hardware options installation (on page
)."
Installing the server into the rack
To install the server into a rack with square, round, or threaded holes, refer to the instructions that ship
with the rack hardware kit.
If you are installing the server into a telco rack, order the appropriate option kit at the RackSolutions
website (
). Follow the server-specific instructions on the website to
install the rack brackets.
Use the following information when connecting peripheral cables and power cords to the server.
WARNING:
This server is very heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the
equipment:
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Observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual
handling.
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Reduce the weight of the server by removing the drives and power input modules before
installing or removing the server from the rack.
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Obtain adequate assistance to lift and stabilize the server during installation or removal.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that a minimum of two people are required for
installing or removing the server from the rack. A third person might be required to help
align the server if the server is installed higher than chest level.
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Use caution when installing or removing the server from the rack; it is unstable when not
fastened to the rails.
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.
Install the server into the rack
Steps 1 and 2 in this section only apply to the first time installation of the server into the rack.
To install the server in a Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Compaq-branded, Telco, or a third-party rack:
1.
Install the server rack rail in the rack. See the documentation that ships with the HPE 2U Shelf-Mount
Adjustable Rail Kit.
2.
The chassis retention brackets help to stabilize the server when the front drive cages are extended.
