You need to determine where to install the system unit into the rack.
Procedure
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Read the Rack safety notices
.
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Determine where to place the system unit in the rack. As you
plan for installing the system unit in a rack, consider the following information:
- Organize larger and heavier units into the lower part of the
rack.
- Plan to install system units into the lower part of the rack
first.
- Record the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) locations in your
plan.
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If necessary, remove the filler panels to allow access to the inside of the rack enclosure
where you plan to place the unit, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Removing the filler panels
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Determine where to place the system in the rack. Record the EIA location.
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Facing the front of the rack and working from the right side, use tape, a marker, or pencil to
mark the lower hole of each EIA unit.
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Repeat step 5 for the corresponding holes
located on the left side of the rack.
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Go to the rear of the rack.
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On the right side, find the EIA unit that corresponds to the bottom EIA unit marked on the
front of the rack.
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Mark the bottom EIA unit.
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Mark the corresponding holes on the left side of the rack.
- Continue with Attaching the adjustable rails to the system chassis and to the rack to attach the
adjustable rails or continue with Attaching the fixed rails to the system chassis and to the rack to attach the
fixed rails.
