InfraStruXure System - Installation and Start-Up 7
Installation Procedures

Installation Procedure Overview

This section provides the basic steps to install the InfraStruXure power and rack components. Follow the
references provided with each step for detailed instructions.
Warning: Do not begin installing your InfraStruXure system without an APC Field
Service Engineer present.
Note: Search all boxes and packaging to make sure that they are empty before discarding.
1. Determine the correct placement of the system components by studying the InfraStruXure
Configure-To-Order (CTO) report. Move the Symmetra P X UPS, InfraStruXure PDU, XR Battery
Enclosure, and NetShelter VX Enclosures to their final location.
Warning: If installing InfraStruXure on a raised floor, make sure that the raised-floor
structure has a in2/lb rating that will support the full weight of the InfraStruXure
installation. See “Specifications” on page41.
2. Level the PDU, UPS, NetShelter, and XR Battery Enclosures, using the 13/14-mm wrench included
with each unit.
See “Level the PDU, UPS, NetShelter, and XR Battery Enclosures” on page10 for detailed
instructions.
3. Exchange side panels and run battery communication cables, if applicable.
See “Exchange Side Panels” on page11 for detailed instructions.
4. Join adjacent enclosures.
For instructions on joining the PDU, UPS, and XR Battery Enclosure see “Join the PDU, UPS,
and XR Battery Enclosures” on page13.
For instructions on joining adjacent NetShelter VX Enclosures, see the installation manual
included with your enclosures.
5. Ensure tot al power off.
See “Total Power Off” on page3 for detailed instructions.