Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerVault 56F Switches Rack Installation Guide
- Safety Instructions
- Contents
- Dell™ PowerVault™ 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch Rack Installation Guide
- Rack Components
- Before You Begin
- Installing the Rack Kit
- 1. Remove the rack’s front and back doors.
- 2. Install the slide assemblies in the rack.
- Removing the Doors From a 24-U or 42-U Rack
- 1. Open the latch on the front door.
- Figure 2. Opening the 24-U Rack Cabinet Front Door Latch
- Figure 3. Opening the 42-U Rack Cabinet Front Door Latch
- Figure 4. Removing the 24-U Rack Cabinet Doors
- a. One person should grasp the top of the door to stabilize it. The other person should grasp the...
- b. The person holding the bottom of the door should press the release lever on the bottom hinge a...
- c. The person holding the top of the door should press the release lever on the top hinge and the...
- Figure 5. Removing the 42-U Rack Cabinet Doors
- Installing the Slide Assemblies in the Rack
- Installing the Switch in the Rack
- 1. Lift the switch and align its slide rails to fit inside the slide assemblies on the rack (see ...
- 2. Slide the switch into the rack until both latch assemblies snap into place.
- 3. Lift the manifold (the component that attaches to the front of the switch and align its rails ...
- Figure 9. Installing the Manifold
- Replacing the Doors
- 1. Lift the front door into position and align the hinges with the hinge insert in the rack as sh...
- 2. Slide the hinge pins into the hinge insert in the rack until the hinges lock into position.
- 3. Verify that the hinges are latched.
- 4. Close the door latch by rotating the handle counterclockwise until it stops (see Figure 2).
- 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to replace the back door.
- 1. Lift the front door into position and align the hinges with the holes in the rack as shown in ...
- 2. Slide the hinges into the holes in the rack until the hinge release levers lock the hinges int...
- 3. Verify that the hinges are latched.
- 4. Close the door latch by rotating the handle counterclockwise until it stops, push in the handl...
- 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 to replace the back door.
- Index
support.dell.com Dell PowerVault 56F Systems Rack Installation Guide 1
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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.
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The PowerVault 56F switch includes the following items to be installed into the rack
(see Figure 1):
One pair of slide assemblies
One template
One PowerVault 56F Manifold
One PowerVault 56F 16-Port Fibre Channel Switch
NOTE: If you purchased a Dell rack along with your PowerVault switch, the slide
assemblies may be preinstalled in the rack.
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