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Installing VersaRails™
Installation de VersaRails™
Installation von VersaRails™
Instalación de VersaRails™
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Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in
bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, cautions, and warnings,
and they are used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer system.
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2001 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corpo-
ration is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the DELL logo, and VersaRails are trademarks of Dell Computer
Corporation.
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. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any propri-
etary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.
September 2001 P/N 0H113 Rev. A02
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This document provides instructions for trained service technicians to install
VersaRails in a four-post rack cabinet. One VersaRail kit is required for each system to
be installed in the rack.
Before attempting this installation you should read through this entire document
carefully.
For procedures on installing your system in the rack, see your Rack Installation Guide.
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The kit includes the following items:
One pair of VersaRails slide assemblies
One cable management arm assembly
Ten 10-32 x 0.500 Phillips-head screws
One cable tray and five 6-32 x 0.25-inch hex head screws,
for 4U and 7U systems only
One pair of rack adapters and four 10-32 shoulder screws,
for 7U systems only
One strain-relief bracket, for 2U systems only
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See the safety instructions provided in your system’s System Information document
for additional information.
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1-2 Installing VersaRails
NOTES: Your Dell system is safety-certified as a free-standing unit and as a compo-
nent for use in a Dell rack cabinet using the Dell customer rack kit. The installation of
your system and rack kit in any non-Dell rack cabinet has not been approved by any
safety agencies. It is your responsibility to have the final combination of system and
rack kit in a non-Dell rack cabinet evaluated for suitability by a certified safety agency.
Dell disclaims all liability and warranties in connection with such combinations.
For instructions on installing the system itself, see your Rack Installation Guide.
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See your Rack Installation Guide for important safety information.
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To install the VersaRail kit components, you need the following tools:
#2 Phillips screwdriver
Measuring tape
Level
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Installing the VersaRail kit and the system into a rack cabinet involves the following
tasks:
Installing the VersaRails in the rack
Installing the system chassis in the rack (see your Rack Installation Guide for
instructions)
Installing the cable tray, if applicable
Installing the cable-management arm
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To install the rails in the rack, perform the following steps.
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1. Determine where you want to install the system in the rack.
2. Position the VersaRail’s mounting flange against the inner side of the rack's front
vertical rail so that the bottom of the VersaRail is aligned with the 0.125-inch
spacing on the rack’s front vertical rail (see Figure 1-1 for 2U systems and Figure
1-2 for 4U and 7U systems).
NOTE: The vertical rails in your rack may have round or square holes.
Each unit on the vertical rail consists of one 0.125-inch spacing and two
0.250-inch spacings. The 0.125-inch spacing is the beginning of a unit.
—For 2U systems, the bottom mounting hole in the VersaRail aligns with the
second hole from the 0.125-inch spacing on the vertical rail.
—For 4U systems, the bottom mounting hole in the VersaRail aligns with the
third hole from the 0.125-inch spacing on the vertical rail.
—For 7U systems, the bottom mounting hole in the VersaRail aligns with the
fourth hole from the 0.125-inch spacing on the vertical rail.
3. Secure the front of the VersaRail to the rack using two Phillips-head screws (see
Figure 1-1 for 2U systems and Figure 1-2 for 4U and 7U systems).
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0.125-inch
rail spacing
bottom of VersaRail
second
mounting hole
right-front rail
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1-4 Installing VersaRails
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NOTE: Ensure that you use the mounting holes, as shown in Figure 1-1 and
Figure 1-2, to secure the front of the VersaRails to the rack. The second and fourth
mounting holes from the bottom of the VersaRail are used to secure a 2U system to
the rack. The first and second mounting holes from the bottom of the VersaRail are
used to secure 4U and 7U systems to the rack.
4. Slide the back VersaRail’s mounting flange backward until the back mounting
flange fits snugly against the inner side of the back vertical rail.
5. With the VersaRail level, secure the back of the VersaRail to the rack using two
Phillips-head screws (see Figure 1-3).
6. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to install the second VersaRail.
0.125-inch
rail spacing
bottom of
VersaRail
first mounting
hole
right-front rail
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See your Rack Installation Guide for instructions on installing the system chassis in a
rack.
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If your VersaRails kit came with a cable tray, see your Rack Installation Guide for
instructions on attaching the cable tray to your system.
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To install the cable-management arm in the rack, perform the following steps:
1. Facing the back of the rack cabinet, align the right-angle bracket of the cable-
management arm over the rail mounting screws on the cabinet’s back vertical rail
as shown in Figure 1-4.
0.125-inch
rail spacing
bottom of VersaRail
second
mounting hole
back-right rail
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1-6 Installing VersaRails
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2. Attach the cable-management arm to the rack using two Phillips-head screws
(see Figure 1-4).
NOTE: For 4U and 7U systems, the cable management arm can be attached to
either the right or the left vertical rail. See your Rack Installation Guide for instruc-
tions on reversing the cable management arm.
3. After you have secured the cable management arm to the rack, see your Rack
Installation Guide for instructions on attaching the cable-management arm to the
system.
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
back-right rail
cable-management
arm bracket
back-right rail
cable-management
arm bracket
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