Setup Guide
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
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Observe the following precautions for rack stability and safety. Also refer to the rack
installation documentation accompanying the system and the rack for specific warn-
ing and/or caution statements and procedures.
Servers, storage systems, and appliances are considered to be components in a rack.
Thus, “component” refers to any server, storage system, or appliance, as well as to
various peripherals or supporting hardware.
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NOTE: Dell’s servers, storage systems, and appliances are certified as components
for use in Dell’s rack cabinet using the Dell customer rack kit. The final installation of
Dell systems and rack kits in any other brand of rack cabinet has not been approved by
any safety agencies. It is the customer’s responsibility to have the final combination of
Dell systems and rack kits for use in other brands of rack cabinets evaluated for suit-
ability by a certified safety agency.
System rack kits are intended to be installed in a Dell rack by trained service tech-
nicians. If you install the kit in any other rack, be sure that the rack meets the
specifications of a Dell rack.
Do not move large racks by yourself. Due to the height and weight of the rack,
Dell recommends a minimum of two people to accomplish this task.
Before working on the rack, make sure that the stabilizers are secure to the rack,
extend to the floor, and that the full weight of the rack rests on the floor. Install
front and side stabilizers on a single rack or front stabilizers for joined multiple
racks before working on the rack.
Always load the rack from the bottom up, and load the heaviest item in the rack
first.
Make sure that the rack is level and stable before extending a component from
the rack.
Use caution when pressing the component rail release latches and sliding a com-
ponent into or out of a rack; the slide rails can pinch your fingers.
After a component is inserted into the rack, carefully extend the rail into a locking
position, and then slide the component into the rack.
Do not overload the AC supply branch circuit that provides power to the rack. The
total rack load should not exceed 80 percent of the branch circuit rating.
Ensure that proper airflow is provided to components in the rack.
Do not step on or stand on any system/component when servicing other
systems/components in a rack.
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