Product manual

Chapter 2: Installation

Mounting VTrak in a Rack

Cautions

• Do not install the VTrak unit into a rack without rails to support

the subsystem.

• Do not lay one VTrak unit on top of another. Mount each

enclosure supported by its own set of rails.

• Only a qualified technician who is familiar with the installation

procedure should mount and install the VTrak unit.

• Be sure all switches are OFF before installing the VTrak unit

or exchanging components.

• Mount the rails to the rack using the appropriate screws and

flange nuts, fully tightened, at each end of the rail.

• Do not load the rails unless they are installed with screws as

instructed.

• The rails that ship with the PROMISE VTrak unit are designed to

safely support that PROMISE VTrak unit when properly

installed. Additional loading on the rails is at the customer’s risk.

• PROMISE Technology, Inc. cannot guarantee that the

mounting rails will support your PROMISE VTrak unit unless

you install them as instructed.

• Verify that the maximum ambient temperature in the rack

system is less than the VTrak’s maximum environment

temperature. See page 10.

• Verify that there is ample airflow around the VTrak unit.

• Install all of your devices in the rack with their weight spread

as evenly as possible.

• Determine the maximum amperage draw of all devices in the

rack and verify that it is less than the maximum amperage for

the rack’s power circuit. See page 10.

• Verify that all devices in the rack are properly grounded,

especially any devices attached to power strips.

Note

To lighten the VTrak enclosure, remove the power supplies. If your

VTrak shipped with physical drives installed, remove all of the

drive carriers, also.