Installing a control enclosure

Following your enclosure location plan, install the control enclosure.

About this task

CAUTION:
  • To lift a control enclosure requires at least three people.
  • Install a control enclosure only onto the control enclosure rails supplied with the enclosure.
  • Load the rack from the bottom up to ensure rack stability. Empty the rack from the top down.
  • If the 4U or 5U enclosure is not being supported by mechanical lifting equipment,then it must have been dissembled so that is safe for two people to lift into the rack.

Procedure

To install a control enclosure, complete the following steps.

  1. On either side of the drive assemblies, remove the enclosure end caps by grasping the handle and pulling the bottom of the end cap free, then clearing the tab on the top of the enclosure.
  2. Align the enclosure with the front of the rack cabinet.
  3. Slide the enclosure into the rack along the rails until the enclosure is fully inserted. (See Figure 1.
    Note: The rails are not designed to hold an enclosure that is partially inserted. The enclosure must always be in a fully inserted position.
    Figure 1. Inserting the enclosure
    Image showing insertion of enclosure into rack
  4. Fit the rear retaining brackets as shown in Figure 1.
  5. Reinstall the left and right end caps.
    The left end cap has indicator windows that align with the status LEDs (light-emitting diodes) on the edge of the enclosure.
    1. Ensure that the serial number on the left end cap matches the serial number on the left flange ("ear") on the front of the enclosure.
    2. Fit the slot on the top of the end cap over the tab on the flange.
    3. Rotate the end cap down until it snaps into place.
    4. Ensure that the inside surface of the end cap is flush with the flange.

What to do next

If you removed components from the enclosure to lift it, reinstall the components into the slots of the enclosure from which they were removed.