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Installing the Server in the Rack
This procedure describes how to install the server in the rack. Before proceeding, be sure and
familiarize yourself with the “Rackmount Precautions” information in the “Before You Begin”
section at the front of this chapter. Refer to Figure 5 while performing this procedure.
1. Orient the server with the rackmount brackets aligned with the desired mounting holes (A) in
the rack posts (B).
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver and start the two screws removed in the previous “Removing the
Server From the Rack” procedure and loosely attach the mounting brackets (one on each side of
the server) to the rack posts. Do not tighten.
3. Properly align the server in the rack.
4. Use a Phillips screwdriver and tighten the two screws (C) to securely attach the mounting
brackets to the rack posts.
C
A
B
B
A
C
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Figure 5. Removing/Installing the Server in the Rack