You need to read the rack safety notices before installing
equipment.
Before installing a rack, rack features, or a system
or expansion unit into a rack, read the following safety information.
Attention: If you are installing equipment into a non-IBM rack, the rack must comply with the Electronics
Industries Association (EIA) 310D specifications. If you do not have
a rail kit designed for the equipment in the non-IBM rack,
do not install the equipment into the rack as damage to the equipment
or personal injury could occur.
DANGER
Observe the following precautions when
working on or around your IT rack system:
- Heavy equipment–personal injury or equipment damage might result
if mishandled.
- Always lower the leveling pads on the rack cabinet.
- Always install stabilizer brackets on the rack cabinet.
- To avoid hazardous conditions due to uneven mechanical loading,
always install the heaviest devices in the bottom of the rack cabinet.
Always install servers and optional devices starting from the bottom
of the rack cabinet.
- Rack-mounted devices are not to be used as shelves or work spaces.
Do not place objects on top of rack-mounted devices.
- Each rack cabinet might have more than one power cord. Be sure
to disconnect all power cords in the rack cabinet when directed to
disconnect power during servicing.
- Connect all devices installed in a rack cabinet to power devices
installed in the same rack cabinet. Do not plug a power cord from
a device installed in one rack cabinet into a power device installed
in a different rack cabinet.
- An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous
voltage on the metal parts of the system or the devices that attach
to the system. It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure
that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical
shock.
CAUTION
- Do not install a unit in a rack where the internal rack ambient
temperatures will exceed the manufacturer's recommended ambient temperature
for all your rack-mounted devices.
- Do not install a unit in a rack where the air flow is compromised.
Ensure that air flow is not blocked or reduced on any side, front,
or back of a unit used for air flow through the unit.
- Consideration should be given to the connection of the equipment
to the supply circuit so that overloading of the circuits does not
compromise the supply wiring or overcurrent protection. To provide
the correct power connection to a rack, refer to the rating labels
located on the equipment in the rack to determine the total power
requirement of the supply circuit.
- (For sliding drawers.) Do not pull out or install any
drawer or feature if the rack stabilizer brackets are not attached
to the rack. Do not pull out more than one drawer at a time. The
rack might become unstable if you pull out more than one drawer at
a time.
- (For fixed drawers.) This drawer is a fixed drawer and
must not be moved for servicing unless specified by the manufacturer.
Attempting to move the drawer partially or completely out of the
rack might cause the rack to become unstable or cause the drawer to
fall out of the rack.
(R001)
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