Dell PowerEdge 2650 Installation Manual

1-3 Installing the Rack Kit NOTE: For instructions on installing the system itself, see “Installing the System in the Rack” found later in this guide. To install the rack kit in the rack, perform the following steps: 1. Remove the rack’s front and back doors. 2. Install the slide assemblies in the rack. The subsections that follow include instructions for performing these tasks. Removing the Doors From a 24-U or 42-U Rack 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 ...

component out of the rack on its slide assemblies at one time. The weight of more than one extended component could cause the rack to tip over and injure someone. NOTE: Dell’s servers, storage systems, and appliances are certified as components for use in 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 sy ...

1-11 Installing the Systems in the Rack The subsections that follow include instructions for installing the systems in the rack. CAUTION: If you are installing more than one system, install the first sys- tem in the lowest available position in the rack. Never pull more than one component out of the rack at a time. 1. Pull the two interior slide assemblies out of the rack until they lock in the extended position. CAUTION: Because of the size and weight of the system, never attempt to install the system in the slide assemblies by yourself. NOTE: Skip to ...

1-13 Installing the Cable-Management Arm 1. Facing the back of the rack cabinet, locate the threaded hole on the back of the slide assembly and secure the end of the cable-management arm (the end having a bracket and thumbscrew) to the right side vertical rail (see Figure 1-11). The bracket snaps into the square mounting holes on the vertical rail and is secured with the captive thumbscrew. Figure 1-11. Installing the Cable-Management Arm 2. Align the free end of the cable-management arm (the end with the half-hinge) to the hinge-half mate on the back- ...

1-11 Installing the Systems in the Rack The subsections that follow include instructions for installing the systems in the rack. CAUTION: If you are installing more than one system, install the first sys- tem in the lowest available position in the rack. Never pull more than one component out of the rack at a time. 1. Pull the two interior slide assemblies out of the rack until they lock in the extended position. CAUTION: Because of the size and weight of the system, never attempt to install the system in the slide assemblies by yourself. NOTE: Skip to ...

protect your server, storage system, or appliance from potential damage. For com- plete safety, regulatory, and warranty information, refer to your system’s System Information booklet. Notes, Notices, Cautions, and Warnings 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 bet ...

Installing the Slide Assemblies in the Rack NOTE: If the slide assemblies were preinstalled by Dell, you can skip this section. You must allow 2 U (3.5 inches) of vertical space for each system you install in the rack. NOTE: The vertical rails of the rack are marked by small indentations in 1-U increments (see Figure 1-6). Figure 1-6. One Rack Unit For more information about requirements for installing components in a Dell rack, see the Dell Rack Advisor software available on the Dell Web site at http://support.dell.com. CAUTION: If you are installing more than one ...