Step 1. Position the rack
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DANGER Heavy Equipment - Personal
injury or equipment damage may result if mishandled (D006)
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Attention: An IBM® service support representative must install the rack. Professional movers/riggers must
transport the rack to within the installation room. The IBM authorized service provider will only
perform minimal frame repositioning within the computer room, as needed, to perform required service
actions. Refer to Danger notices for more information.
Perform the following steps to position the rack:
- Remove all packing and tape from the rack.
- Position the rack according to the customer floor plan.
- Lock each caster wheel by tightening the screw on the caster. See Figure 1.

Use the following conditions to determine the next step:
- If you are not attaching the rack to the floor, go to Step 2. Level the rack.
- If you are bolting the rack to a concrete floor, go to Step 4. Attach the rack to a concrete floor.
- If you are bolting the rack to a concrete floor beneath a raised floor, go to Step 5. Attach the rack to a concrete floor beneath a raised floor.
