Installing the model 5886 into a rack

This procedure can be used to install the system into a rack. In addition to information intended to promote safety and reliable operation, illustrations of the related hardware components are provided to show how these components relate to each other.

Installing the system into a rack is a customer task. You can perform this task yourself, or contact a service provider to perform the task for you. You might be charged a fee by the service provider for this service.

Important: To complete this procedure, it is suggested that you use two people to attach the rail assembly to the rack, one in front of the rack and one at the back of the rack.

This procedure assumes that you are installing the system into an existing rack. If the rack is not installed, go to the instructions for Installing the rack and then return to this procedure for instructions on installing the system unit in a rack.

Note: This procedure applies only to the models that are designed to be mounted in a rack. Do not attempt to install a stand-alone model in a rack.

To install the model 5886 into a rack, complete these steps:

CAUTION:

Installing the rails in the rack is a complex procedure. To install the rails correctly, you must perform each task in the following order. Failure to do so might cause rail failure and potential danger to yourself and the system unit.

Read the Rack safety notices.
Complete a parts inventory, if you have not done so.
Note: For this installation you will need a 5 mm (3/16-in.) flat-blade screwdriver during the installation. A #2 Phillips screwdriver and an 8 mm wrench are optional.
Here is a list of items that you need to install the unit in the rack cabinet:
- Rail assembly, right (1)
- Rail assembly, left (1)
- M5 screws (8)
- Small diameter spacers (8) (these come installed, four in each rail)
- Large diameter spacers (8)
  Note: These are used with square mount racks only.
- M4 pan-head screws (2)
- 15 mm (0.60 in.) diameter washers (6)
  Note: These are used with square mount racks only.
If there are incorrect, missing, or damaged parts, contact:
- Your IBM® reseller
- IBM Rochester Manufacturing Automated Information Line at 1-800-300-8751 (United States only)
- Directory of worldwide contacts Web site at http://www.ibm.com/planetwide (Locate your service and support telephone numbers.)
Locate the rack-mounting template, the rack-mounting hardware kit, and the system rail assemblies that were included with your system unit .
The system rails are front-to-back and left-to-right side dependent.
Determine where you will locate the system unit in the rack. See Determining the location.

Next topic: Attaching the mounting hardware to the rack.