Dell PowerEdge 2650 Installation Manual
2-post rack installation
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Page 1: Post Rack Installation
Dell™ Systems 2-Post Rack Installation w w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m... - Page 2 © 2002 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, and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents CAUTION: Safety Instructions ....Rack Mounting of Systems ....Installation Instructions . - Page 4 Figure 1-8. Installing the System Status Indicator Cable 1-14 ....Figure 1-9. Routing the Power Cords 1-15 ..Figure 1-10.
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Page 5: Caution: Safety Instructions
NOTE: Your system is safety-certified as a free-standing unit and as a component for use in a Dell™ rack cabinet using the customer rack kit. The installation of your system and rack kit in any other rack cabinet has not been approved by any safety agencies. -
Page 6: Installation Instructions
(continued) CAUTION: Safety Instructions • Use caution when pressing the component rail release latches and sliding a component 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. -
Page 7: Two-Post Rack Installation
Two-Post Rack Installation The two-post rack kit is used to install a system in a two-post, open-frame relay rack, such as those found in telecommunications equipment facilities. Both 3-inch and 6-inch wide two- post racks with universal-hole spacing or wide-hole spacing are accommodated. You can install this kit in a center-mount or a flush-mount configuration. -
Page 8: Two-Post Rack Installation Tasks
• +Twelve 12-24 x 0.5-inch pan-head Phillips screws • Tie-wraps (not shown in Figure 1-1) F i g u r e 1 - 1 . Tw o - P o s t R a c k K i t C o m p o n e n t s stiffening bracket slide assemblies (2) cable-management arm... - Page 9 Universal-Hole Spacing Racks Industry-standard two-post racks with universal-hole spacing have an alternating pattern of three holes per U with center-to-center hole spacing (beginning at the top hole of a 1-U space) of 15.9 mm, 15.9 mm, and 12.7 mm (0.625 inch, 0.625 inch, and 0.5 inch) for the front and back vertical column of holes (see Figure 1-2).
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Page 10: Installing The Slide Assemblies In The Rack
To mark the rack, perform the following steps: Place a mark on the rack’s front vertical rails where you want to locate the bottom of the system you are installing in the two-post rack. The bottom of each 1-U space is at the middle of the narrowest metal area between holes. - Page 11 Center-Mount Installation The two-post rack kit is shipped with the brackets configured for center-mount installation. To complete the installation, perform the following steps: Locate the right slide assembly and push the back bracket toward the back of the slide assembly (see Figure 1-4). Position the right slide assembly in the two-post rack at the location you marked, push the back bracket forward against the vertical two-post rack, secure the front center- mounting bracket with two 12-24 x 0.5-inch pan-head Phillips screws, and secure the...
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Page 12: Figure
F i g u r e 1 - 4 . I n s t a l l i n g t h e S l i d e A s s e m b l i e s f o r C e n t e r - M o u n t C o n f i g u r a t i o n two-post open-frame rack front bracket... -
Page 13: Figure
Flush-Mount Installation The two-post rack kit is shipped with the brackets configured for center-mount installation. To prepare the slide assemblies for flush-mount installation in the two-post rack, perform the following steps: Locate the two slide assemblies and place them, side by side, on a smooth work surface, with the front ends of the slide assemblies toward you. -
Page 14: Figure
F i g u r e 1 - 5 . R o t a t i n g t h e F r o n t M o u n t i n g B r a c k e t f o r F l u s h - M o u n t I n s t a l l a t i o n nut (2 per bracket) shoulder washer... - Page 15 F i g u r e 1 - 6 . I n s t a l l i n g t h e S l i d e A s s e m b l i e s f o r F l u s h - M o u n t C o n f i g u r a t i o n two-post open-frame rack stiffening bracket...
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Page 16: Installing The System In The Rack
Installing the System in the Rack CAUTION: Due to the size and weight of the system, never attempt to install the system by yourself. NOTE: The procedure for installing a system into a rack is identical for flush-mount and center-mount slide assemblies. Pull the slides out to their fully extended position. - Page 17 Push the tab on the front end of the cable-management arm into a mating latch on the inner segment of the slide assembly (see Figure 1-7). The latch clicks when locked. F i g u r e 1 - 7 . I n s t a l l i n g t h e C a b l e - M a n a g e m e n t A r m latch on end of slide assembly...
- Page 18 Route the system status indicator end of the cable through the cable-management arm, and install the indicator in its slot at the back end of the cable-management arm (see Figure 1-8). F i g u r e 1 - 8 . I n s t a l l i n g t h e S y s t e m S t a t u s I n d i c a t o r C a b l e system status indicator cable plug...
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Page 19: Routing Cables
F i g u r e 1 - 9 . R o u t i n g t h e P o w e r C o r d s power receptacle housing power cord plug CAUTION: Allow some slack in each cable as you route them around hinges in the cable-management arm. -
Page 20: Routing Cables
NOTE: As you pull the system out to its furthest extension, the slide assemblies will lock in the extended position. To push the system back into the rack, press the slide release latch on the side of the slide, and then slide the system completely into the rack.