3-8 Rack-Mount Server Installation
Preparing the Mounting Brackets
and Slide Rail Assemblies
Each pair of mounting brackets, with attached slide rail assemblies, supports one
Figure 3-2. Rack mounting brackets; alignment tabs identify the front flanges
Each slide rail assembly consists of an outer bracket rail and an inner component rail (see the following figure). These pieces can be separated; the bracket rails attach to the rack mounting brackets (shown in the previous figure), and the component rails attach to the sides of the server chassis.