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Installing the HMC on the slide rails
You might need to install the HMC on the slide rails. Use the procedure in this section to perform this
task.
Before installing the HMC on the slide rails, ensure that the stabilizers are extended and the rack
stabilizer bracket is attached to the bottom front of the rack to prevent the rack from falling forward
when the rails are pulled out of the rack.
To install the HMC on the slide-rail assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Remove the shipping bracket that covers the power supplies from the right rear of the HMC. To
remove the shipping bracket, push to the bracket to the right and swivel the shipping bracket off the
HMC.
2.
From the front of the rack, fully extend the slide rails until the rails lock into place in the extended
position
(A) .
Attention: The latch strikes on the front of the rail and the cable-management arm brackets must be
installed before installing an HMC onto the rails. If these parts are not installed, the installation may
cause the rails to compress and the HMC may fall out of the rack.
Important: This unit weighs approximately 17 kg (37 pounds). Be sure that you can safely support
this weight when placing the HMC into the rack.
3.
Lift the HMC to the height of the rails, and position the set of wheels
(B)
, at the rear of the HMC,
between the rail guides.
Figure 9. Extending the slide rails
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