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886nceb0.book Page 4 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2000 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and PowerVault are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.
886nceb0.book Page v Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your server, storage system, or appliance from potential damage. Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type.
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886nceb0.book Page vii Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM — The product does not operate correctly when you follow the operating instructions. Keep your system components away from radiators and heat sources. Also, do not block cooling vents. Do not spill food or liquids on your system components, and never operate the product in a wet environment. If the computer gets wet, see the appropriate chapter in your troubleshooting guide or contact a Dell-authorized service provider.
886nceb0.book Page viii Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM Do not use appliance/voltage converters or kits sold for appliances with your Dell product. To help protect your system/components from sudden, transient increases and decreases in electrical power, use a surge suppressor, line conditioner, or uninterruptible power supply (UPS). Position system cables and power cables carefully; route system cables and the power cable and plug so that they cannot be stepped on or tripped over.
886nceb0.book Page ix Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM Observe the following precautions for rack stability and safety. Also refer to the rack installation documentation accompanying the system and the rack for specific warning and/or caution statements and procedures. Servers, storage systems, and appliances are considered to be components in a rack.
86nceb0.book Page x Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM ! " # $ % Observe the following guidelines when working with options: Do not connect or use a modem or telephone during a lightning storm. There may be a risk of electrical shock from lightning. Never connect or use a modem or telephone in a wet environment. Do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the network interface controller (NIC) receptacle.
886nceb0.book Page xi Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM 3. Disconnect your computer and devices from their power sources. Also, disconnect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer. Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock. In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself.
886nceb0.book Page xii Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM ! , # - ' For comfort and efficiency, observe the following ergonomic guidelines when you set up and use your computer system: xii Position your system so that the monitor and keyboard are directly in front of you as you work.
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886nceb0.book Page xv Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM Rack Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Recommended Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing the Rack Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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886nceb0.book Page 1 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM ! This installation guide provides instructions for trained service technicians installing one or more PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch in a Dell rack. One rack kit is required for each PowerVault switch installation.
886nceb0.book Page 2 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM slide assemblies PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch manifold # # Before you begin installing your PowerVault switch in the rack, please read the safety instructions found earlier in this guide.
886nceb0.book Page 3 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM " $ NOTE: For instructions on installing the PowerVault switch itself, see”Installing the Switch in the Rack” found later in this guide. To install the rack kit in the rack, perform the following steps: 1. Remove the rack’s front and back doors. 2. Install the slide assemblies in the rack. The subsections that follow include instructions for performing these tasks.
886nceb0.book Page 4 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM If you have a 42-U rack cabinet, slide the latch's push-button cover up as far as it will go, press the push button, rotate the handle clockwise until the latch releases, and then pull the door open (see Figure 3).
886nceb0.book Page 5 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM 2. Remove the front door of the rack. If you have a 24-U rack cabinet, perform the following steps (see Figure 4): a. With the door open, lift out and fully retract all hinge pins. b. Lift the door out carefully. hinge pin hinge insert support.dell.
886nceb0.book Page 6 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM If you have a 42-U rack cabinet, perform the following steps (see Figure 5): a. One person should grasp the top of the door to stabilize it. The other person should grasp the bottom of the door. b. The person holding the bottom of the door should press the release lever on the bottom hinge and then pull the bottom of the door away from the rack cabinet a few inches. c.
886nceb0.book Page 7 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM ' NOTE: If the slide assemblies were preinstalled by Dell, you can skip this section. You must allow 2 U (3.5 inches) of vertical space for each PowerVault 56F switch you install in the rack. NOTE: The vertical rails of the rack are marked by small indentations in 1-U increments (see Figure 6). 1 U (1.
886nceb0.book Page 8 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM 2. Mark the rack’s front vertical rails with a felt-tipped marker or place self-adhesive masking tape where the switch’s upper and lower edges will be located (see Figure 7). Make a mark or place tape on the vertical rails next to the template’s V-shaped notches. 2 U (3.5 inches) between slide assemblies (drawing is not to scale) template # $ % & ' 8 % % 3.
886nceb0.book Page 9 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM vertical rail switch slide assembly slide rail ( ) %% *+ *% , - % support.dell.com 5. Push forward and down until the mounting tabs are secure in the square holes on the vertical rail and the push-button clicks and pops out. 6. Push back on the floating slide assembly mounting bracket flange until the mounting tabs lock into the square holes on the back vertical rail. 7.
886nceb0.book Page 10 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM % " The section that follows include instructions for installing the PowerVault 56F switch in the rack.
886nceb0.book Page 11 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM " # ! " To replace the 24-U rack’s front and back doors, perform the following steps: 1. Lift the front door into position and align the hinges with the hinge insert in the rack as shown in Figure 4. 2. Slide the hinge pins into the hinge insert in the rack until the hinges lock into position. 3.
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886nceb0.book Page 1 Friday, April 14, 2000 9:37 AM ! " $ cautions, v contents of rack kit, 1 Dell web site, 7 doors opening latch, 3, 4 removing, 3, 5, 6 replacing, 11 kit contents illustrated, 2 list of, 1 & manifold illustrated, 2 installing into rack, 10 notational conventions, v electrostatic discharge.
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