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8.3 Racking the R50
The R50 has a built-in rail system that provides access to the main drive bay. Racking an R50 requires 4U of rack
space. Install cage nuts in the rack posts where the rails and front of the R50 will be secured to the rack, attach the
included rack rails, then push the R50 into the rails and secure the front of the system to the rack.
Two people are required to mount the R50 in a rack. It is recommended to install drives after securing the system in
the rack.
8.3.2 Place Cage Nuts
You will need
six
cage nuts for each rear rack rail (
twelve total
). Starting from the
topmost
attach point of the
4U of reserved rack space,
skip the first two attach points
and attach cage nuts to the
next three descending
attach points
.
Skip one attach point
, then attach the final three cage nuts to the
next three descending attach
points
. Attach another six cage nuts to the same attach points on the other rear rack rail.
Cage nuts are attached to holes in the rack posts, with the nut on the inside of the rack and “wings” pointed horizon
-
tally.
Attach four cage nuts in the rack front posts, two on each side. The top cage nut is placed
one attach point down
from the topmost point
of the reserved 4U of rack space.
The bottom cage nut is placed
one attach point up from the bottommost point
of the reserved 4U or rack space.
The remaining two cage nuts are placed in the same locations on the other front rack post.
8.3.1 Rack Requirements
The R50 requires an EIA-310 compliant rack. The front and rear vertical rack posts can be spaced up to four inches
(101.6mm) apart in three different depth configurations: 28”-32” (711.2-812.8mm), 31”-35” (787.4-889 mm), or 34”-
38” (863.6-965.2 mm).
Front cage nut locations
Topmost attach point
Bottommost attach point
Rear cage nut locations
Topmost attach point
Bottommost attach point
