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12. Slide the server into the rack until it snaps into place.
Installing the monitor and keyboard
Learn how to install the monitor and keyboard, which are shipped with the 7042-CR6 HMC, into a rack.
This is a customer task.
If an HMC is used to manage a POWER7 processor-based system, the HMC must be at CR3, or later, it
must be a rack-mounted HMC model. The IBM eserver 7316-TF3 is a 17 inch, flat-panel, and
rack-mounted monitor and keyboard tray. A special keyboard, that is available for a variety of languages,
fits inside the front of the keyboard tray. The monitor and keyboard tray occupy 1 Electronics Industries
Association (EIA) unit 1 of space in a rack cabinet. You can install a console switch behind the tray to
attach more than one server to the flat panel monitor and keyboard.
To install the 7042-CR6 HMC into a rack, complete the following steps:
Attention: Installing the rails in the rack is a complex procedure. To install the rails correctly, you must
perform each task in the following order.
1. Complete a parts inventory. For instruction, see Completing a parts inventory.
2. Locate the rack-mounting hardware kit and the system rail assemblies that were included with your
system unit.
Figure 25. Power cord attachment and routing
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