NetShelter® VS Enclosure User’s Manual
Contents Product Description..................................................1 NetShelter VS enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware, grommets, and covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Before Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Location of keys and mounting hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Tools required . . .
How to Install Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 How to identify one U-space on the mounting rail . . . . . . . . 21 How to install and remove caged nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Grounding studs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Cable Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Location of cable access openings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 How to remove the skirts . . . . . . . . . .
Product Description The American Power Conversion (APC®) NetShelter® VS Enclosure is a high-quality enclosure for storage of industry-standard (EIA-310), 19-inch rack-mount hardware, which includes servers, voice, data, networking, internetworking, and APC power protection equipment.
Product Features Cable access Adjustable leveling feet Adjustable horizontal braces Vertical rails Split rear doors (only on enclosures with doors) Front and rear skirts Side panels (only on enclosures with sides) Reversible front door Frame posts Ventilated roof Casters 2 NetShelter VS Enclosure
Product Description: Product Features Hardware, grommets, and covers Item AR2800 AR2800BLK AR2801 AR2801BLK AR2802BLK M6 × 12 low-profile, socket-head screws — 3 3mm hex wrench — 1 M6 × 16 pan-head, Phillips/slotted screws 60 60 Caged nut installation tool 1 1 M6 caged nuts 60 60 Plastic cup washers 60 60 Open-ended wrench (13mm/14mm) 1 1 5mm hex wrench 1 1 Door/side panel keys 2 2 3 3 Baying hardware Mounting hardware Covers 4 × 4 cover NetShelter VS Enclosure 3
Before Installation Before you begin to unpack the enclosure, read and follow these warnings to prevent injury and damage: Warning • Use at least two people to unpack the enclosure. • Stabilize the enclosure before installing the components—failure to do so may cause the enclosure to tip over. • Do not extend more than one component from the enclosure at one time to prevent the enclosure from becoming dangerously unstable.
Product Description: Before Installation Packaging of the enclosure Cardboard top cover 13mm bolts Stretch wrap Shipping pallet Cardboard corner protectors Pouch containing the open-ended wrench, this user’s manual, warranty card, and literature Pallet brackets NetShelter VS Enclosure 5
Product Description: Before Installation How to unpack the enclosure 1. Move the shipping pallet to a firm, level surface in an open area. Inspect the enclosure for visible signs of shipping damage. If you detect shipping damage, contact APC Customer Support at the number listed on the yellow sticker on the front of the enclosure. 2. Remove the open-ended wrench from the pouch on the front of the packaging. 3. Refer to the label on the packaging to determine where to cut the wrapping.
Product Description: Before Installation Configuration Before installing your enclosure, plan the location of the equipment to be installed. Consider the space needed by the equipment and the ergonomics of keyboards and video monitors. The NetShelter Configurator, available on the APC Web site, helps you plan your configuration to maximize the available U-space of your enclosure. Warning Improper airflow could damage installed components.
Installation How to Install the NetShelter VS Enclosure The first step when installing the enclosure is to level it. You can also provide additional stability using any of the methods described in this section. How to level the enclosure Leveling feet are attached under the enclosure at each corner. The leveling feet help provide a stable base if the selected floor space is uneven, but they cannot compensate for a badly sloped surface.
Installation: How to Install the NetShelter VS Enclosure Stabilizing kits (optional) APC offers additional products (not provided) for stabilizing the enclosure: • Stabilizer Plate Kit (AR8115 or AR8115ABLK )—one plate and mounting hardware for attaching to the enclosure. Use up to three plate kits to provide stability to the front and sides. You can also bolt stabilizer plates to the floor for additional stability. To use the Stabilizer Plate Kit, you must first remove the front skirt of the enclosure.
How to Remove and Install the Side Panels You can remove the side panels when you need to access the interior or when you are joining two enclosures together. To avoid personal injury or damage to the enclosure, one person should support the side panel while another releases the side panel from its frame. Warning To remove the side panels: 1. Use the key to unlock the panel, if necessary. 2. Slide both panel latches down at the same time and tip the top of the panel toward you. 3.
How to Remove the Roof You can remove the roof from the enclosure by removing the four hex-head screws from the inside corners. Use the 5-millimeter hex wrench (included).
How to Reverse the Front Door Remove the side panels: 1. Remove both side panels. See “How to Remove and Install the Side Panels” on page 11. Reverse the door handle: 2. Remove the two Phillips screws from the rear of the door handle assembly and remove the handle assembly from the door. 3. Rotate the door handle assembly 180° and reinstall it, using the hardware removed in step 2.
Installation: How to Reverse the Front Door Remove the door: To avoid personal injury or damage to the enclosure, one person should support the door while another places the door in its frame. Warning 3. Open the door and pull down on the spring-loaded hinge pin attached to the top of the door. Lift the door from its frame and safely set it aside.
Installation: How to Reverse the Front Door Remove the hinge pin, bumper, and latch brackets: Remember the location of and distance between all items being removed. You will need to duplicate this positioning when reinstalling. Note 4. Use a Phillips screwdriver (not provided) to remove the hinge pin brackets , bumper brackets , and latch bracket from the enclosure frame.
Installation: How to Reverse the Front Door Reinstall the hinge pin brackets: 5. Reinstall the hinge pin brackets on the opposite side of the enclosure: a. Remove the small plastic plugs covering the insertion holes in the base and the top of the enclosure frame. Reinstall them in the holes on the opposite side of the enclosure. b. Relocate the two hinge pin brackets from their original position to their new position . Secure by tightening the screws.
Installation: How to Reverse the Front Door Reinstall the door assembly: 7. Loosely tighten the hinge pin brackets. 8. Reinstall the door assembly: To avoid personal injury or damage to the enclosure, one person should support the door while another places the door in its frame. Warning a. Align the lower door hinge pin with the hole in the bottom of the hinge pin bracket and slide the hinge pin into the hole. b. Pull down the upper hinge pin. c.
Vertical Mounting Rails The vertical mounting rails are factory-installed in the proper position for rack-mountable equipment that has a depth of 29.13 inches (740 millimeters). On a 600mm-wide enclosure, you can adjust each rail to the front or rear over a total range of 2.35 inches (60 millimeters) to accommodate different rails or equipment with various depths. You can also move the rails further by attaching them to the horizontal braces.
Installation: Vertical Mounting Rails How to re-position the rails using the horizontal braces You can re-position the two front, the two rear, or all four of the vertical rails along the horizontal braces to accommodate your equipment. The illustration below shows re-positioning the two front vertical rails but the procedure is the same for all of the vertical rails. When the vertical rails are mounted to the side braces, no more than 1000 lb (453.6 kg) of equipment should be mounted in the enclosure.
Horizontal Braces Each side of the enclosure has two horizontal braces between the vertical frame posts. These adjustable braces support the vertical mounting rails and can be used to manage cables. How to move a brace 1. Use the 5-mm hex wrench (provided) to remove the four hex-head screws that are holding the brace to the frame posts. 2. Remove the caged nuts from the frame post. See “How to install and remove caged nuts” on page 21. 3.
How to Install Equipment This section provides general information on installing rack-mount equipment in the enclosure. Read the instructions provided with the equipment you are installing for more specific instructions. How to identify one U-space on the mounting rail When installing equipment, locate the top and bottom of a U-space on the mounting rails. Every third hole on the mounting rails of a NetShelter enclosure is numbered to indicate the middle of a U-space.
Installation: How to Install Equipment Grounding studs There are thirteen grounding studs on the enclosure, located on the doors, the roof, the side panels and the frame. Number of grounding studs Location 4 Base 1 Roof 2 Front door 4 Rear doors 2 Side panels (only on enclosure with sides) APC offers an optional grounding kit (AR8390) for grounding the enclosure.
Cable Management Location of cable access openings There are six cable access openings in the roof and four in the base of the enclosure. How to remove the skirts For additional cable access or to install the stabilizer plate, remove the skirts at the front and rear of the enclosure by removing the two countersunk screws in each skirt.
Installation: Cable Management Cable management options APC offers the following products for managing cables in your enclosure: 24 Product SKU Description Cable Management Hoops AR8113A Fasten cables to posts, mounting rails, or braces. Side Cable Management Tray AR8114BLK Fasten cables to posts, mounting rails, or braces. Side channel cable trough. AR8008BLK Routes cables from the front to the rear of the enclosure using two AR8428 organizers.
How to Join Enclosures You can expand your installation by joining two enclosures together. Enclosures without sides include pre-installed baying hardware. Enclosures with sides do not include baying hardware. To join together two NetShelter VS enclosures with sides or a NetShelter VS enclosure and a NetShelter VX enclosure, one of the following kits (available from APC) is required.
How to Move the Baying Hardware Baying trim The baying hardware is pre-installed on both sides of the enclosure without sides. The baying trim is pre-installed on the front-right post of the enclosure without sides, using the baying brackets. When joining an enclosure with sides to an enclosure without sides, you will need to move some of the baying hardware.
How to Join Enclosures: How to Move the Baying Hardware 4. Using the two pan-head socket screws and nuts, fasten the baying brackets with baying trim attached that you removed in step 3 to the front right vertical frame of the enclosure on the left. 5. Remove the low-profile socket screw from the baying plate on the right-rear side of the enclosure without sides. Leave the baying bracket attached. Save the screw and baying plate for use in the next step. 6.
How to Join Enclosures: How to Move the Baying Hardware When the enclosure with side panels is on the right 1. Carefully slide the enclosures apart. 2. Remove the left side panel of the enclosure with sides. See “How to Remove and Install the Side Panels” on page 11. 3. Remove the pan-head screw and nut securing each of the baying brackets from the front-left vertical frame of the enclosure on the left without sides. Save the pan-head screws, nuts, and baying brackets for use in the next step. 4.
How to Connect Enclosures Together Make the front connections The first step when connecting enclosures together is to slide the enclosures together and align. Make sure that the holes in the baying brackets are aligned with the holes in the baying trim. The connection procedure varies according to your row configuration: 24-inch or 600-mm centers. When you are joining enclosures configured on 24-inch centers, align using hole -. When joining enclosures configured on 600-mm centers, align using hole ,.
Specifications Measurement AR2800 AR2800BLK AR2801 AR2801BLK AR2802BLK Height 81.5 in (207cm) 81.5 in (207cm) Width 23.5 in (59.6cm) 23.0 in (58.5cm) Depth 35.5 in (90.14cm) 35.5 in (90.14cm) Net weight 295 lb (133.8kg) 237 lb (107.5kg) Ventilation (front door) 844.19 in² (5446.4 cm²) 844.19 in² (5446.4 cm²) Ventilation (rear door) 812.76 in² (5243.6cm²) 812.76 in² (5243.6cm²) Ventilation (roof) 158.96 in² (1025.6cm²) 158.96 in² (1025.
Warranty and Service Limited warranty APC warrants the NetShelter VS Enclosure to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five years from the date of purchase. Its obligation under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its own sole option, any such defective products. This warranty does not apply to equipment that has been damaged by accident, negligence, or misapplication or has been altered or modified in any way.
APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer support for this or any other APC product is available at no charge in any of the following ways: • Visit the APC Web site to find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs), to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base, and to submit customer support requests. – www.apc.com (Corporate Headquarters) Connect to localized APC Web sites for specific countries, each of which provides customer support information. – www.apc.
