3 Installing and Using the Bracket
One bracket is required for each
Use the following procedure to install the
CAUTION: When performing the installation procedure, extend only one blade enclosure no more than a few inches from the rack at any time. Ensure that the rack is stable before you begin the installation procedure.
1.Starting from the lowest bracket, using the fastener locations that you identified and marked in Chapter 2 (page 5), clip a cage nut into the back of each rear rack column.
2.Hook the bracket onto the square cutouts in the rack column.
3.Fasten bracket to the rear rack columns by using two M6
4.Repeat Steps 1 through 3 if more than one bracket is required.
5.Slide the blade enclosure into the rack and secure it at the front of the rack as specified in the installation instructions for the blade enclosure.
6.Starting at the lowest port and working up through the rack, consult the cabling tables for your HP Cluster Platform solution and begin connecting the cables.
7.Open the cable clips by pressing in the latch as indicated by callout 1 in Figure
Figure 3-1 Cable Clips
8.Connect the cable to the InfiniBand switch module port, ensuring that the latch on the cable
(If you are connecting live links, as recommended in the HP Cluster Platform documentation, the port signal LEDs will illuminate and indicate the link status.)
9.Close the cable clip by pressing firmly on the location indicated by callout 2 in Figure
10.Route the cable to its next point of support, as defined by the cable management solution for blades clusters.
11.Repeat steps 7 through 10 until all cable connections are completed.
12.To disconnect a cable, unlatch its locking mechanism and remove it from the port by pulling on the headshell. (You can leave the cable secured in the clip when making a temporary disconnection or when extending the blades enclosure from the front of the rack, as shown in Figure
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