Installing the support rails for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8

You must install the support rails that hold the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 node.

Before you begin

Figure 1 shows the items that you need to install the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 node in a rack.

Figure 1. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CG8 cable-management arm, support rails, and associated parts

Table 1. Cable-management arm and associated parts descriptions and quantities

Reference	Description	Quantity
1	Slide rail (left)	1
2	Slide rail (right)	1
3	M6 screws	4
4	Large cable tie	1
5	Cable ties	5
6	Cable-management support arm	1
7	Cable-management arm assembly	1

Notes:

• With some types of racks, you might find it helpful to remove the rack doors and side panels to provide easier access during installation.
• The slide rails are marked (RIGHT / FRONT and LEFT / FRONT) for proper placement on the rack flanges.
• The front and back of each rail has a spring-loaded rail-locking carrier, which can be locked in the open position and then released when the rail is in the rack.

When you are ready to install the support rails, use the customer's hardware-location chart and the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) positions on the rack to determine where in the rack that the SAN Volume Controller node is to be installed.

1. Verify that you have all the items that you need for installing the support rails and that you have identified the front of each rail, as shown in Figure 1.
   •  1  Slide rail (left)
   •  2  Slide rail (right)
   •  3  M6 screws
   Note: You might find it helpful, with some types of racks, to remove the rack doors and side panels to provide easier access during installation.
2. Open the rear-slide-rail hooks, as shown in Figure 2.
   Figure 2. Opening the rear slide-rail hooks

   
   Note: The maximum distance between the front and the rear EIA rails of the rack is 810 mm (31.9 in.).

   Each slide rail is marked with either an R (right) or an L (left). Select one of the slide rails and pull the rear bracket all the way back. If a thumbscrew is installed in the slide rail, remove it.

3. Install the rear end of the slide rails, as shown in Figure 3.
   Figure 3. Installing the rear end of the slide rails

   

   From the front of the rack, line up the two pins on the rear of the slide rail in the selected U on the rear of the rack. Push the rails so that the pins go into the holes and slide the rails into the rack to lock the rear of the slide rails into the rack.

4. Prepare the front end of the slide rails, as shown in Figure 4.
   Figure 4. Preparing the front end of the slide rails

   

   Push the blue button to allow the latch to slide forward. Then pull the slide rail forward and pull the latch on the front of the rail in the U on the front of the rack. Adjust the length of the rail.

5. Install the front end of the slide rails, as shown in Figure 5.
   Figure 5. Installing the front end of the slide rails

   

   Press the blue button to release the bracket. Push the front latch in all the way. Make sure the latch is fully engaged.

6. Install the other rail in the same manner.