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Dell 6350 Rack Installation

Dell poweredge 6350 servers: installation guide
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  • Page 2 Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, RapidRails, PowerVault, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
  • Page 3    Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your server, storage system, or appliance from potential damage.         Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in bold type or in italic type.
  • Page 4    Observe the following general precautions for using and working with your system: Observe and follow service markings. Do not service any Dell product except as explained in your Dell system documentation. Opening or removing covers that are marked with the triangular symbol with a lightning bolt may expose you to electrical shock.
  • Page 5 Use the correct external power source. Operate the product only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your Dell service provider or local power company.
  • Page 6 When connecting or disconnecting power to hot-pluggable power supplies, if offered with your Dell product, observe the following guidelines: — Install the power supply before connecting the power cable to the power — Unplug the power cable before removing the power supply.
  • Page 7 Dell’s rack cabinet using the Dell customer rack kit. The final installation of Dell systems and rack kits in any other brand of rack cabinet has not been approved by any safety agencies. It is the customer’s responsibility to have the final combination of Dell systems and rack kits for use in other brands of rack cabinets evaluated for suit- ability by a certified safety agency.
  • Page 8         !     " # $ %  Observe the following guidelines when working with options: Do not connect or use a modem or telephone during a lightning storm. There may be a risk of electrical shock from lightning. Never connect or use a modem or telephone in a wet environment. Do not plug a modem or telephone cable into the network interface controller (NIC) receptacle.
  • Page 9 Disconnect your computer and devices from their power sources. Also, discon- nect any telephone or telecommunication lines from the computer. Doing so reduces the potential for personal injury or shock. In addition, take note of these safety guidelines when appropriate: When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on the cable itself.
  • Page 10 Position your system so that the monitor and keyboard are directly in front of you as you work. Special shelves are available (from Dell and other sources) to help you correctly position your keyboard.
  • Page 11 Monitor screen at or below eye level Wrists relaxed and flat Arms at desk level Feet flat on the floor Monitor and keyboard positioned directly in front of user xiii...
  • Page 13 Figure 1-9. Removing the Doors From the Dell 42-U Rack ..... 1-4 Removing the Doors From the Dell 24-U Rack ..... 1-6 Replacing the Rack Doors on a 42-U Rack .
  • Page 14 Figure 1-10. Installing the Cable Tray ....... . . 1-13 Figure 1-11.
  • Page 15 This installation guide provides instructions for trained service technicians installing one or more Dell PowerEdge 6x50 and PowerVault 530F Storage Area Network (SAN) appliance in a Dell rack. One rack kit is required for each PowerEdge and PowerVault system to be installed in the rack.
  • Page 16     Rack Installation Guide RapidRails slide assemblies (1 pair)* * cable-management arm assembly cable tray 6-32 x 0.25-inch hex-head Phillips screws (5) 4-U template (1)
  • Page 17 Removing the doors from the rack Installing the slide assemblies in the rack Installing the computer in the rack Installing the cable tray Installing the cable-management arm Reversing the cable-management arm installation Replacing the rack’s front and back doors support.dell.com Rack Installation Guide...
  • Page 18    & )    You must remove the doors from the rack to provide access to the interior of the rack and to prevent damage to the doors while installing the computers.           Open the latch on the front door (see Figure 1-2). Slide the button cover up as far as it can go, press the push button, rotate the handle clockwise until the latch releases, and then pull the door open.
  • Page 19 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to remove the back door from the rack, but turn the door handle counter-clockwise. support.dell.com One person should grasp the top of the door to stabilize it. The other person should grasp the bottom of the door.
  • Page 20           Unlock and twist the handle clockwise (see Figure 1-4). Open the front door.       Rack Installation Guide...
  • Page 21 Replace the rack door (see the section, “Replacing the Rack Doors,” found later in this guide). support.dell.com With the door open, lift out and fully retract all hinge pins. Once all the hinge pins have been lifted out and retracted, lift the door out.
  • Page 22 '         NOTE: If the slide assemblies were preinstalled by Dell, you can skip to the section, “Installing the System in the Rack,” found later in this guide. Use the 4-U rack template to determine where you want to install the slide assem- blies.
  • Page 23 (see Figure 1-8). The hooks on the mounting-bracket flange should align with the marks you made from the V-shaped notches in the template. support.dell.com Rack Installation Guide...
  • Page 24  & ' ()*+ Align the slide-assembly mounting-bracket flange (on the front of the slide assembly) with the square holes in the front vertical rails (see Figure 1-8). Push the slide assembly forward until the mounting hooks are located in their respective square holes on the vertical rail, and then push down on the mounting- bracket flange until the mounting hooks engage the square holes in the front vertical rail, allowing the push button to pop out and click.
  • Page 25 Finally, engage the front shoulder screw in the front slot. Push the computer inward on the slide assemblies until the middle (yellow) latch clicks into place, locking the slide to the middle shoulder screw (see Figure 1-9). support.dell.com  Rack Installation Guide...
  • Page 26  , '   Press up on the green latches and push the chassis into the rack. Tighten the captive thumbscrews on each rack adapter bracket. Install the front bezel, if it was removed. 1-12 Rack Installation Guide middle latch (yellow) back latch (green)
  • Page 27 (see Figure 1-11). The bracket slides into the square mounting holes on the vertical rail and is secured with the captive thumbscrew. support.dell.com back of computer cable tray 6-32 x 0.25-inch hex-head Phillips screws (5)
  • Page 28 slotted pocket   '  + $  * Insert the free end of the cable-management arm (the end with the captive thumbscrew) into the slotted pocket (formed from the metal tabs) on the back of the computer (see Figure 1-11). Secure the cable-management arm in its slotted pocket with the captive thumbscrew.
  • Page 29 Replace the second pull pin with the ring facing up. Perform the steps to install the cable-management arm. NOTE: The opposite vertical rail and the slotted pocket on the opposite side of the cable are used for reverse installation of the cable-management arm. support.dell.com Rack Installation Guide 1-15...
  • Page 30 pull pin offset hinge rail-mounting plate     + $  *    &  The following subsections describe procedures for replacing the rack doors on the 42-U rack and the 24-U rack.          Lift the front door into position and align the hinges with the holes in the rack as shown in Figure 1-3.
  • Page 31 (see Figure 1-4). Repeat steps 1 through 3 to install the back door. This completes the rack installation for the PowerEdge 6x50 and PowerVault 530F SAN appliance. support.dell.com Rack Installation Guide 1-17...
  • Page 32 1-18 Rack Installation Guide...
  • Page 33 1-13, 1-15 installing, 1-14 reversing installation, 1-15 routing cables, 1-15 cautions, v computer installing in rack, 1-12 contents of rack kit, 1-1 Dell Web site, 1-8 doors about, 1-4 opening latch 24-U rack, 1-6 42-U rack, 1-4 about, 1-4 removing...
  • Page 34 " rack doors opening latch about, 1-4 removing, 1-4 rack installation installing slide assemblies, 1-8 rack kit contents illustrated, 1-2 installing, 1-3 list of, 1-1 rack unit, 1-8 RapidRails, 1-1, 1-2 removing the rack doors, 1-4 routing cables, 1-15 Safety, v safety instructions for preventing ESD, xi health considerations, xii...

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