CN-Series Hardware Installation and Maintenance Guide
Task 2—Installing Each CN-Series System in a Rack
Task 2—Installing Each CN-Series System in a Rack
You install the rails, which are included in the CN-Series system shipping carton, at the lowest available U
space in the rack enclosure. You then work up from the bottom of the rack to add additional rails. After
installing the rails, you then mount each system into the rails.
Before you Begin
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You have read the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
supplied with your CN-Series
system.
•
For first time installers, you have read the instructions included in the rail kit. The rail kit instructions
also explain stabilizing the rack, installing devices, and power distribution.
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You have identified the rack location for the left rail. The CN-Series system requires 2U of rack space.
Caution:
Two people are required to safely install the system hardware in a rack. The
Rack
Installation
instructions included in the rail kit box contain important safety and procedural
information.
To install the rail kit:
1.
Pull apart the front and rear rail brackets, lengthening the rails to the correct distance for your rack.
2.
Align the top of the rail brackets with the U space markers on the front and rear rack columns (callouts 1
and 2 in the image above).
3.
Firmly push the brackets onto the rack columns so that the blue latches (callout 4) engage and lock.
4.
Make sure that both the front and rear bracket latches are closed and the rails are secure.
5.
Repeat
Step 1
through
Step 5
for the right rail.
Note:
The blue bracket latches will not close properly if the front and rear rail brackets are not level.
Make sure that both rails are level, and that they occupy the same U location in the rack.
You can now mount the CN-Series system into the rails.
Related Topics
Protecting Sensitive Hardware from ESD
Mounting the System into the Rails
Mounting the System into the Rails
It takes two people to install the CN-Series system in the rails, one person on either side, each holding the
system enclosure at the front and rear.
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