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1. Ensure the pre-assembled rail is at its shortest length.
2. Locate the rail location pins inside the front of the rack and extend the length of the rail assembly to
enable the rear location pins to locate. Ensure the pins are fully located in the square or round holes
in the rack posts (see Figure 2).
3. Fully tighten all clamping screws (left and right).
4. Slide the enclosure fully home on its rails.
5. Fasten the front of the enclosure using the enclosure fastening screws and washers (x4) as shown in
Figure 2.
6.
Fix the rear of the enclosure to the hold down bracket with the rear enclosure fixing screws (x2), fitted
from inside the enclosure.
Enclosure layout
The enclosure contains 84 drives, a compute module, five cooling modules, and two PSUs.
Drive locations
The following figures show the locations of the drives within the enclosure.
Figure 2. Mounting the system into a rack (left rail only)
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