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Remove the server from the rack Remove the server from the rack
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Get help to lift and stabilize the server during removal from the rack. If the If the server server is installed higher than chest level, an additional is installed higher than chest level, an additional
person might be required to help remove the person might be required to help remove the server server:: one person to support the server weight, and the other to slide the server out
of the rack.
Before you perform this procedure, review the:
Rack warnings and cautions
Server warnings and cautions
A fully populated server is heavy. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends removing the external server components before
removing the server from the rack.
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have a T-25 Torx screwdriver available.
Procedure Procedure
1. If physically powering down a server with the front bezel installed, remove the front bezel .
2. Power down the server.
3. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
4. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
5. Extend the server from the rack, do one of the following:
WARNING: WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack
is adequately stabilized before extending a component from the rack.
For a server that has thumbscrew ears, do the following:
a. Loosen the captive thumbscrews (callout 1).
b. Slide the server out of the rack until the rail-release latches are engaged (callout 2).
For a server that has quick-release chassis ears , do the following:
a. Open the chassis ear latch (callout 1).
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