Installing rails in the rack frame

How to install rails in the rack cabinet.

Before you begin

If the rails in the kit came with thumbscrews, remove them.

When you install a 2U appliance, be sure to install the slide rails in the bottom of the 2U area in the rack.

Procedure

  1. Open the front rail latches, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 1. View of the left slide rail.
    View of the left slide rail.

    Each slide rail is marked with an R (right) or an L (left) to indicate on which side of the rack it will be installed. R and L are determined as you face the rack opening with the front portion nearest you.

    1. Select one of the slide rails and push up on the front moveable tab  1 ; then, pull out the front latch  2 .
    2. If a thumbscrew is installed in the slide rail  3 , remove it.
  2. Install the rear end of the slide rails into the rack, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 2. Install the rear end of the slide rails.
    Install the rear end of the slide rails.
    1. From the front of the rack, line up the two pins on the rear of the slide rail with the corresponding holes at the selected location at the rear of the rack.
    2. Push the rails so that the pins go through the holes  1 , and the top pin seats into place  2 .
  3. Install the front end of the rails, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 3. Install the front end of the slide rails.
    Installing the front end of the slide rails.
    1. Guide the front latch around the appropriate hole and pull the slide rail forward to fit the pins through the front of the rack.
    2. Rotate the front moveable tab  1  to the downward position so that the teeth engage with the front latch.
    3. Push the front latch  2  in as far as it will go.
  4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to install the other rail into the rack. Make sure that each front latch is fully engaged.
  5. Install a 10-32 screw in the rear of right rail, as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 4. Securing the rails in the rack.
    Securing the side rails in the rack.
  6. Repeat step 5 for the left rail.