You might need to install the disk drive enclosure into
a rack. This section includes procedures so that you can perform these
tasks.
This procedure assumes that you are installing the disk drive enclosure
into an existing rack. If the rack is not installed, follow the
instructions in Installing the rack.
Return to this procedure for instructions on installing the disk drive
enclosure into the rack.
When you have installed the 5786 or 7031-D24 into the rack,
you will need the instructions in Disk drives and solid state drives to
connect and configure the disk drive enclosure.
Note: This procedure applies only to the models that are designed
to be mounted into a rack.
To install the disk drive enclosure into a rack, perform the following
steps:
Attention: Installing the rails in the rack is a complex
procedure. To install the rails correctly, you must perform each task
in order. Failure to do so might cause rail failure and potential
danger to yourself and the disk drive enclosure.
- Read the Rack safety notices.
Failure to read these notices could cause damage to the equipment
or injury to the installer.
- Complete a parts inventory (See Completing a parts inventory).
- Locate the rack-mounting hardware kit (A) and
the system rail assemblies (B) that were included
with your disk drive enclosure. See Figure 1 for the relative
locations of these items. The system rails are identical.
Note: An
8 mm nut driver and a flat-blade screwdriver, represented in the following
diagram, are not listed in the inventory or included in the parts
shipped. These tools assist you in completing the installation.
Figure 1. Parts inventory
- Determine where you will locate the disk drive enclosure in the
rack. See Determining the location.
The disk drive enclosure is four Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
units high. An EIA unit is 44.50 mm (1.75 in.) in height. The rack
contains three mounting holes for each EIA unit of height. This system
unit, therefore, is 177.8 mm (7 in.) high and covers 12 mounting holes
in the rack.
- To mark the location, see Marking the location.
Next topic: Determining the location.
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