Rack installation instructions - IBM 5Ux26D Tower-to-Rack Conversion Kit

cabinet.

Note: Tominimizetheweightof theserverwhileyouliftit intotherack, donot installthedrivesuntilyouareinstructedtodosoin“Installingthedrivesand fillerpanels”onpage27.

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Chapter 3. Rack installation instructions

Reviewthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourrackcabinet forsafetyandcabling information. Beforeyouinstalltheserverinarack cabinet,reviewthefollowing guidelines:

v Makesure thattheroomairtemperatureisbelow 35°C(95°F).

v Donotblockanyairvents;usually15cm(6 in.)ofairspaceintherearand5 cm(2in.)inthefrontprovidesproperairflow.

v Planthedeviceinstallationstartingatthebottomoftherackcabinet.

v Installtheheaviestdevice inthebottomoftherackcabinet.

v Donotextendmorethanonedeviceoutoftherackcabinet atthesametime.

v Removetherack doorsandsidepanelsto provideeasieraccessduring installation.

v Connecttheservertoa properlygroundedoutlet.

v Donotoverloadthepoweroutletwhenyouinstallmultipledevicesintherack cabinet.

Thesliderails inthis kitcomepresettothecorrectlengthforinstallationinan IBMrack cabinet,andtheyareadjustablefor otherrackcabinets.

v Thesliderails aremarked(RIGHT/FRONTandLEFT/FRONT) forcorrect placementontherack-cabinetflanges.

Thissymbolidentifiesa Cautionstatement.Always readtheinformationthataccompanies thissymbol beforeyouproceedwiththeinstallation.

SafetyInformation,Statement4

Usesafe practiceswhenlifting.

≥18kg(39.7lb) ≥32kg(70.5lb) ≥55kg(121.2 lb) SafetyInformation,Statement26

CAUTION:

Donotplaceanyobjectontop of rack-mounteddevices.

Youwillneedaflat-bladescrewdriveranda Phillipsscrewdriverduringtheinstallation.Thefollowing illustrationshows theitemsthatyouneedfor installingtheserverinarack cabinet.Ifanyitemsare missingor damaged,contact yourplaceof purchase.

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Installing the server in the rack

Positionthetemplateontheracksothattheedges ofthetemplatedonotoverlapanyotherdevices thatareto beinstalled. Lineupandselecttheholes onthefrontandrearoftherackinthelocationsthat areindicatedbythearrowsontheattached

template.

Usethecage-nut-insertiontoolorascrewdriver to install thecagenuts,or theclip nuts,asrequiredfor your rack,intotheselectedholes.

Note: Forrackswithsquareholes,use thecage nuts. Forrackswithroundholes,useclipnuts.

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Usethetab1ontherearof thesliderails toalign thesliderailto therearof therack cabinet.Ifit is necessarytoadjustthelengthofthesliderail, loosenthescrews2 ontherearoftherail.

Note: Thesliderailsarelabeledfor theleftand right.

UsetwoM6screwstoattachthesliderailto the frontof therackcabinet(theleftfrontoftherack cabinet isshowninthis step);then,usetwo M6 screwsto attachthesliderailandhingebracket1

ontherightrearoftherackcabinet.

If youloosenedthescrewstoadjustthelengthof therail,tightenthem now;then,repeat steps3and

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Usethehingepin1to attachthe

cable-managementarm2to thehingebracket.

Attention: Toavoidinjury,donotplaceyour fingersaroundthebluerack-supportwheels1

whenyoulowertheserveronto therails.(Theblue rack-support wheelsareusedto helpalignthe serverasyouinstallit intherack.Youwillbe instructedto removethemandthebluehandles later.)

Fullyextendthesliderails outoftherack.Using the blue handles,lifttheserverabovetherails;then, resttherack-supportwheels1onthesliderails.

Lowerthefrontoftheserverontothesliderails.

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PlacetheM4lockwashers2ontheM4screws

1;then, usetheM4screwsandlockwashersto securetheservertotherails.Unscrewthe rack-supportwheelsandhandles 3andstore themforpotentialfutureuse.

UsetwoM3.5 screwsto attachthecable-retainer bracket 1thatcomesinthekitto theleftrearof theserverchassis.

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Attachthepowercablesasneededtothepower supplies;then,rotatethem throughthestrainreliefs

Attachthekeyboard,mouse,andmonitorcables(if required)andanyotherrequiredcablestothe server.Graspthecablesandbundlethem together, allowingapproximately2inches ofslack,andsecure thecablestogetherasshownintheillustration, usingacablestrap2.

Useanothercablestrap1to attachkeyboard, mouse, andmonitorcables (ifrequired)andany other requiredcables tothecable-retainerbracket

2 ontheleftrearofthechassis.

Usecablestraps3tosecurecables tothe cable-management arm4.

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Slidetheserverinto therack untiltherelease latches1onthefrontoftheserversnapshut.

Then,inserttheM6screws3throughthe release-latch-bracketassemblies2.

Attention: Ifyou aremovingtherackor therack isinavibration-pronearea,youmust inserttheM6 screws.Otherwise,theservermightinadvertentlyslideoutof therack.

Seetheserverdocumentationtocompletetheinstallation.

Storetheseinstructionswiththedocumentationthatcomeswiththeserver.

Toremovetheserverfromtherack, reversetheseinstructions.

Installing the drives and filler panels

This sectionprovidestheinformationfor installingthe5.25-inchor 2.5-inchhard diskdrivesandfillerpanelsintherack-mountedserver.Completethefollowing steps:

1. Onmodels with5.25-inchharddiskdrives,reinstallthe5.25-inchdrivesand EMC shieldsthatyouremovedinstep4 onpage 7.

2. Onmodels with2.5-inchharddiskdrives,installtheharddiskdrivesandfillers thatyouremoved instep 4onpage 7.

3. Onmodels withhot-swapharddiskdrive bays,installthehot-swapfiller panels thatcomeintheconversion kitintoallemptyharddiskdrivebays.

4. Onmodels withsimple-swapharddiskdrivebays,insertthetrimpanelsfor the harddiskdrivebaysinthenew bezelasshown inFigure21.Besuretoinstall theshieldedtrimpanel,whichhasEMCmetalstripsonit,sothatit coversthe fourharddiskdrivebays.

a. Align thetabs onthebackofthetrimpanelswiththetabopeningsonthe frontof thebezel.

b. Rotateeach trimpaneltowardthebezelandpressuntil itsnapsintoplace.

Simple-swap bays ID label

Simple-swap trim panel, unshielded

Simple-swap trim panel, EMC-shielded

Figure21.Installingsimple-swaptrimpanels

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Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance

If youneedhelp, service,ortechnicalassistanceorjust wantmoreinformation about IBMproducts,youwillfindawidevarietyof sourcesavailablefromIBMto assist you.Thissectioncontainsinformationaboutwhereto gofor additional informationabout IBMandIBMproducts,whatto doif youexperienceaproblem withyoursystem,andwhomtocallfor service,if itisnecessary.

Before you call

Before youcall,makesurethatyouhavetakenthesestepsto tryto solvethe problemyourself:

v Checkallcablesto makesurethattheyareconnected.

v Checkthepowerswitchesto makesurethatthesystemandanyoptional devicesareturned on.

Usethetroubleshooting informationinyoursystem documentation,andusethe diagnostictoolsthatcomewithyoursystem.Informationabout diagnostictoolsis intheProblemDeterminationandServiceGuideontheIBMDocumentationCD thatcomeswithyour system.

v GototheIBMsupportWebsiteat http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/tocheck fortechnicalinformation, hints,tips, andnewdevicedriversor tosubmita requestforinformation.

You cansolvemanyproblemswithoutoutsideassistancebyfollowingthe troubleshooting proceduresthatIBMprovidesintheonlinehelpor inthe documentation thatisprovided withyourIBMproduct.Thedocumentationthat comeswithIBMsystemsalsodescribesthediagnosticteststhatyoucanperform.

Most systems,operatingsystems,andprogramscomewithdocumentationthat containstroubleshootingproceduresandexplanationsof errormessages anderror codes. Ifyoususpecta softwareproblem, seethedocumentation fortheoperating system orprogram.

Using the documentation

Informationabout yourIBMsystem andpreinstalledsoftware,ifany, oroptional device isavailableinthedocumentationthatcomeswiththeproduct.That

documentation canincludeprinteddocuments,onlinedocuments,readmefiles,and help files.Seethetroubleshootinginformationinyoursystemdocumentationfor instructionsfor usingthediagnosticprograms. Thetroubleshooting informationor thediagnostic programsmighttellyou thatyouneedadditionalorupdateddevice driversor othersoftware.IBMmaintainspagesontheWorldWideWebwhereyou can getthelatesttechnicalinformationanddownloaddevicedriversandupdates.

Toaccessthesepages,gotohttp://www.ibm.com/systems/support/andfollow the instructions.Also, somedocumentsareavailablethroughtheIBMPublications Centerat http://www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order/.

Getting help and information from the World Wide Web

OntheWorldWideWeb,theIBMWebsitehasup-to-dateinformationabout IBM systems,optional devices,services,andsupport.Theaddress forIBMSystemx^™ andxSeries^®informationishttp://www.ibm.com/systems/x/.Theaddress forIBM BladeCenter^®informationishttp://www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter/.Theaddress for IBMIntelliStation^®informationishttp://www.ibm.com/intellistation/.

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You canfindserviceinformationfor IBMsystemsandoptional devicesat http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.

Software service and support

ThroughIBMSupportLine, youcangettelephoneassistance,for afee,withusage, configuration,andsoftwareproblemswithSystemxandxSeriesservers,

BladeCenter products,IntelliStationworkstations,andappliances.Forinformation about whichproducts aresupportedbySupport Lineinyourcountryorregion,see http://www.ibm.com/services/sl/products/.

For moreinformationaboutSupport LineandotherIBMservices,see

http://www.ibm.com/services/, orseehttp://www.ibm.com/planetwide/forsupport telephonenumbers. IntheU.S.andCanada,call 1-800-IBM-SERV

(1-800-426-7378).

Hardware service and support

You canreceivehardwareservice throughIBMServicesor throughyourIBM reseller, ifyourresellerisauthorizedbyIBMtoprovidewarrantyservice.See http://www.ibm.com/planetwide/for supporttelephonenumbers, orintheU.S.and Canada,call1-800-IBM-SERV (1-800-426-7378).

In theU.S.andCanada,hardware serviceandsupportisavailable24hours aday, 7 daysa week.IntheU.K.,theseservicesareavailableMonday throughFriday, from9 a.m.to6 p.m.

IBM Taiwan product service

IBMTaiwanproductservice contactinformation:

IBMTaiwanCorporation

3F,No7,SongRen Rd.

Taipei,Taiwan

Telephone:0800-016-888

Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-09 08/2006

Part 1 - General Terms

Part 1-GeneralTerms

This StatementofLimited WarrantyincludesPart1-GeneralTerms,Part 2 -Country-uniqueTerms,andPart 3-WarrantyInformation.Thetermsof Part2 replaceor modifythoseof Part1.

Thewarrantiesprovided byIBMinthisStatementof LimitedWarrantyapplyonlyto Machinesyou purchasefor youruse,andnotforresale.Theterm“Machine”means anIBMmachine,itsfeatures, conversions,upgrades,elements,oraccessories,or any combinationof them.Theterm“Machine”doesnotinclude anysoftware programs, whetherpre-loadedwiththeMachine,installedsubsequentlyor

otherwise. NOTHINGINTHISSTATEMENTOFLIMITEDWARRANTYAFFECTS ANYSTATUTORYRIGHTSOFCONSUMERSTHATCANNOTBEWAIVEDOR LIMITEDBYCONTRACT.

This StatementofLimited Warrantyisavailable,inmultiplelanguages,at the following IBMInternetwebsite:http://www.ibm.com/servers/support/

machine_warranties/.

WhatthisWarrantyCovers

IBMwarrantsthateach Machineisfreefromdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship andconformstoitsSpecifications. “Specifications”isinformationspecifictoa Machineinadocumententitled“OfficialPublishedSpecifications”which isavailable upon request.

Duringthewarranty period,IBMprovidesrepairandexchangeserviceforthe Machineunderthetypeof warrantyservice IBMdesignatesfor theMachine.The warranty periodfor theMachineisafixedperiodstartingonitsoriginalDateof Installation.ThedateonyourpurchaseinvoiceorsalesreceiptistheDateof InstallationunlessIBMoryourresellerinformsyouotherwise.Thewarrantyperiod, type ofwarranty, andservicelevelthatapplyto yourMachinearedesignatedin Part 3.

Manyfeatures,conversions,or upgradesinvolvetheremovalof partsandtheir return toIBM.AnIBMpartthatreplacesaremoved partwillassumethewarranty service statusoftheremovedpart.An IBMpartthatisaddedto aMachinewithout replacingapreviously-installed partissubject towarrantyeffective onitsDateof Installation.UnlessIBMspecifies otherwise,thewarrantyperiod,typeofwarranty, andservice levelofsuchpartisthesameastheMachineonwhichit isinstalled.

UnlessIBMspecifiesotherwise,thesewarrantiesapplyonlyinthecountryor region inwhichyoupurchasedtheMachine.

THESEWARRANTIESAREYOUREXCLUSIVEWARRANTIESANDREPLACE ALLOTHER WARRANTIESOR CONDITIONS,EXPRESSOR IMPLIED,

INCLUDING, BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOR CONDITIONSOFMERCHANTABILITYANDFITNESS FORAPARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOMESTATESORJURISDICTIONSDONOTALLOWTHE EXCLUSION OFEXPRESSOR IMPLIEDWARRANTIES,SOTHEABOVE

EXCLUSION MAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.INTHATEVENT, SUCHWARRANTIES ARELIMITEDINDURATIONTOTHEWARRANTYPERIOD.NOWARRANTIES APPLYAFTERTHATPERIOD.SOMESTATESOR JURISDICTIONSDO NOT ALLOWLIMITATIONS ONHOWLONGANIMPLIEDWARRANTYLASTS,SO THEABOVELIMITATIONMAYNOTAPPLYTOYOU.

WhatthisWarrantyDoesnotCover

This warrantydoes notcoverthefollowing:

1. failureordamage resultingfrommisuse(includingbutnotlimitedto useofany Machinecapacityorcapability, otherthanthatauthorizedbyIBMinwriting), accident,modification,unsuitablephysical oroperatingenvironment,orimproper maintenancebyyou;

2. failurecausedbyaproductfor whichIBMisnotresponsible;

3. any non-IBMproducts,includingthoseprovided with,or installedon,anIBM Machineatyour request;

4. accessories, supplyitemsandconsumables(e.g.batteriesandprinter cartridges),andstructuralparts(e.g.framesandcovers);

5. service ofMachinealterations;and

6. service ofa Machineonwhichyouareusingcapacityor capability,otherthan thatauthorizedbyIBMinwriting.

Thewarranty isvoidedbyremovalor alterationof identificationlabelsonthe Machineoritsparts.

IBMdoesnotwarrantuninterruptedor error-freeoperationof aMachine.

Anytechnicalor othersupportprovidedfora Machineunder warranty,suchas assistancewith“how-to”questionsandthoseregardingMachineset-upand installation,isprovidedWITHOUTWARRANTIESOFANYKIND.

HowtoObtain WarrantyService

If theMachinedoes notfunction aswarrantedduringthewarranty period,contact IBMoryourresellerto obtainwarrantyservice.Contactinformationfor IBMis provided inPart 3.If youdonotregistertheMachinewithIBM,youmaybe requiredto presentproofofpurchaseasevidenceof yourentitlementto warranty service.

WhatIBMWill DotoCorrectProblems

IBMwillattempttodiagnoseandresolveyourproblemoverthetelephoneor electronically byaccessto anIBMInternetwebsite.CertainMachinescontain remotesupportcapabilitiesfordirectproblemreporting,remoteproblem

determinationandresolutionwithIBM.Whenyoucontact IBMfor service,youmust follow theproblem determinationandresolutionproceduresthatIBMspecifies.

Following problemdetermination,ifIBMdetermineson-siteservice isrequired,a

websiteorfromotherelectronicmedia,andfollowing theinstructionsthatIBM provides.YoumayrequestIBMtoinstall MachineCodechanges,however,you may bechargedfor thatservice.

Some partsofIBMMachinesaredesignated asCustomerReplaceableUnits (“CRUs”).If yourproblemcanberesolvedwithaCRU(e.g., keyboard,memory, harddiskdrive),IBMwillshiptheCRUto youfor youtoinstall.

If theMachinedoesnotfunction aswarrantedduringthewarranty periodandyour problemcannotberesolvedoverthetelephoneorelectronically,throughyour applicationofMachineCodeorsoftwareupdates,orwithaCRU,IBMor its subcontractorora resellerthathasbeenapprovedbyIBMtoprovidewarranty service,willeither,at itsdiscretion,1)repair itto makeit functionaswarranted,or 2) replaceitwithonethatisatleastfunctionallyequivalent. IfIBMorits

subcontractorortheresellerisunabletodoeither,youmayreturntheMachineto your placeof purchaseandyourmoneywillberefunded.

IBMoritssubcontractorortheresellerwillalsomanageandinstallselected engineering changesthatapplytotheMachine.

Exchangeofa MachineorPart

When thewarranty serviceinvolvestheexchangeofa Machineorpart,theitem IBMoritssubcontractorortheresellerreplacesbecomesIBM'spropertyandthe replacement becomesyours.Yourepresentthatallremoveditemsaregenuineand unaltered.Thereplacement maynotbenew,butwillbeingoodworkingorderand at leastfunctionallyequivalent totheitemreplaced.Thereplacementassumesthe warranty servicestatusof thereplaced item.

YourAdditionalResponsibilities

You agree:

1. before IBMor itssubcontractoror theresellerexchanges aMachineorpart,to removeallfeatures,parts, options,alterations,andattachmentsnotunder warranty serviceandensurethattheMachineisfreeofanylegalobligationsor restrictions thatpreventitsexchange;

2. to obtainauthorizationfromtheownertohave IBMor itssubcontractororthe resellerservice aMachinethatyoudonotown;

3. whereapplicable,beforeserviceisprovided:

a. follow theservice requestproceduresthatIBMoritssubcontractororits resellerprovides;

b. backup andsecureallprograms, data,andfundscontainedintheMachine;

and

c. informIBMoritssubcontractorortheresellerofchangesintheMachine's location;

4. to provideIBMoritssubcontractoror thereseller withsufficientandsafeaccess to yourfacilitiesto permitIBMtofulfillitsobligations;

5. to allowIBMoritssubcontractoror thereseller toinstallmandatoryengineering changes,suchasthoserequiredforsafety;

6. whenthetypeof warrantyservicerequiresthatyou deliverafailingMachineto IBM,youagreeto shipit suitablypackaged,asIBMspecifies,to alocationIBM designates.AftertheMachinehasbeenrepairedor exchanged,IBMwillreturn

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