Cisco Systems R2001120402 Rack Requirements, Required Equipment, Slide Rail Adjustment Range

Chapter 2 Installing the Server

Preparing for Installation

Rack Requirements

This section provides the requirements for the standard open racks, assuming an external ambient air temperature range of 32 to 95°F (0 to 35°C).

The rack must be of the following type:

•Standard 19-inch (48.3-cm) wide, four-post EIA rack, with mounting posts that conform to English universal hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992.

•The rack post holes can be square or round when you use the supplied slide rails.

•The minimum vertical rack space per server must be one rack unit (RU), equal to 1.75 inches (4.45 cm).

•The distance between the front and rear rack posts must be as follows to fit the Cisco slide rails:

–For the older rails (R200-1032RAIL), 27 to 37 inches (68.6 to 94.0 cm)

–For the new style rails (R2XX-G31032RAIL), 23.5 to 36 inches (59.7 to 91.4 cm)

Tip The Cisco R-Series racks and RP-Series PDUs have been designed for optimum performance with Cisco products and are available from Cisco.

Required Equipment

The slide rails supplied by Cisco Systems do not require any tools for installation, but you might want to use a tape measure and level to help level the slide rails during installation.

Slide Rail Adjustment Range

The slide rails for this server have an adjustment range of 24 to 36 inches (610 to 914 mm).

Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide

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