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Contents
Planning the installation ................................................................................................................. 5
Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Grounding requirements ............................................................................................................................... 5
Space and airflow requirements .................................................................................................................... 5
Configuration rules ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Identifying components and LEDs .................................................................................................... 7
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 7
Rear panel components ................................................................................................................................ 7
Rear panel LEDs and buttons ......................................................................................................................... 8
Redundant system fan configuration ............................................................................................................... 9
Installing components .................................................................................................................. 10
System fans ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Removing the system fan ................................................................................................................... 10
Installing the system fan .................................................................................................................... 11
Power supplies ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Removing the PSU backplane ............................................................................................................ 12
Installing the PSU backplane ............................................................................................................. 13
Removing the power supply............................................................................................................... 14
Installing the power supply ................................................................................................................ 14
Rack options .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Installing the 4U rack kit.................................................................................................................... 16
Installing the 4U POD rail kit ............................................................................................................. 18
Installing the 4U third-party rail kit ...................................................................................................... 21
Installing the chassis handles kit ......................................................................................................... 23
Installing the half-width node blank .............................................................................................................. 24
Installing the full-width node blank ............................................................................................................... 25
Removing the center wall ............................................................................................................................ 25
Cabling ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Hardware installation ................................................................................................................................. 27
Scalable system hardware ................................................................................................................ 27
Rack types and configurations ........................................................................................................... 27
Optional installation services ............................................................................................................. 28
Optimum environment....................................................................................................................... 29
Installation guidelines ....................................................................................................................... 30
Cabling guidelines ........................................................................................................................... 31
Installation overview for full-rack solutions ........................................................................................... 31
Power cabling............................................................................................................................................ 32
Power requirements and considerations .............................................................................................. 32
PDU support .................................................................................................................................... 33
Extension bar support ....................................................................................................................... 33
Power cabling configurations ............................................................................................................ 33
Network cabling ........................................................................................................................................ 41
Network adapter and switch support.................................................................................................. 41
Network cabling configurations ......................................................................................................... 41