WARNING:
To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment:
• Extend the leveling jacks to the floor.
• Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
• Install the rack stabilizer kit on the rack.
• Extend only one rack component at a time. Racks might become unstable if more than one
component is extended.
Prerequisites
#2 and #3 Phillips screwdrivers
Procedure
1.
Select the hardware packet for your rack.
Packet label
Applicable racks
7.1 mm Round-Hole Rack
HPE supported racks with 7.1 mm round holes in the rack column
9.5 mm Square-Hole Rack
HPE supported racks with 9.5 mm square holes in the rack column
2.
Install the rails.
a.
Using the screws from the packet for your rack and a #3 Phillips screwdriver, secure the front of one rail
to the front of the rack. The support platform of each rail is tapered, narrowing towards the rear.
b.
Extend the rail to the depth of the rack and secure the rail to the back of the rack.
c.
Install the other rail.
d.
For the MSL4048, MSL8048, and MSL8096, insert the clip nuts on the front of the rack in the locations
shown.
The clip nuts will be used to secure the library to the rack.
Installing the tape library
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