Installing the support rails: 2145-DH8

Before you can install a SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8 node, you must install the support rails.

To install the support rails, complete the following steps.

1. Select an available 2U space (depending on the node you are installing) in your rack to install your node, as shown in Figure 1.
   Note: When you install a SAN Volume Controller 2145-DH8, be sure to install the slide rails in the bottom U of the 2U area in the rack.
   Figure 1. Identifying rack space

   
   •  1  Front
   •  2  Rear
   •  3  Upper U (for 2U system)
   •  4  Lower U
   •  5  Optional screws for securing enclosure to rack
   •  6  Pins
2. Open the rear-slide-rail hooks, as shown in Figure 2.
   1. Each slide rail is marked with either an R (right) or an L (left).
   2. Select one of the slide rails and pull the rear bracket all the way back until the spring-loaded hooks open.
   Figure 2. Opening the rear slide-rail hooks

   
3. Install the rear end of the slide rails, as shown in Figure 3.
   1. From the front of the rack, line up the two pins on the rear of the slide rail with the rear of the rack.
   2. Push the rails so that the pins go into the holes, then slide the rails into the rack to lock the rear of the slide rails into the rack.
   Figure 3. Installing rear end of slide rail

   
   •  1  Square-hole rack
   •  2  Round-hole rack
4. If they are closed when you receive them, open the latches by pushing the blue button  1  in and pushing the latch  2  back, as shown in Figure 4.
   Note: If your slide rails are shipped with the front latches in the open position, skip this step and go to step 5.
   Figure 4. Opening the front slide rail latch

   
5. Align front of slide rails, as shown in Figure 5.
   1. Pull the slide rails forward and locate the front latches in the appropriate U spaces in front of the rack EIA rails.
   2. Adjust the length of the rail as needed.
   3. Make sure that the front end is being rotated into position with the front latch in front of the EIA rail of the rack.
   Figure 5. Aligning front of slide rail to rack front

   
6. Install the front end of the slide rails, as shown in Figure 6.
   1. Press the blue button to close the bracket with the pins.
   2. Move the slide rail up and down to ensure that the rail is fully engaged.
   3. Push the front latch in all the way, and make sure that the latch is fully engaged.
   Figure 6. Installing front end of slide rail

   
7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to install the other rail into the rack.
8. Make sure that each front latch is fully engaged.