Installing the enclosures
Following your enclosure location plan, install each control enclosure and
optionally, one or more expansion enclosures.
About this task
The installation procedure applies equally to control enclosures and expansion
enclosures.
v Lifting a control enclosure requires at least three people.
v Lifting an expansion enclosure requires at least two people.
v Each control enclosure must be installed only on the control enclosure rails
provided with the enclosure.
v Each expansion enclosure must be installed only on the expansion enclosure
rails provided with the enclosure.
CAUTION:
v To lift a control enclosure with drives installed requires at least three people.
v Install a control enclosure only onto the control enclosure rails supplied with
the enclosure.
v Install an expansion enclosure only onto the expansion enclosure rails
supplied with the enclosure.
v Load the rack from the bottom up to ensure rack stability. Empty the rack
from the top down.
Procedure
To install an enclosure, complete the following steps.
1. On either side of the drive assemblies, remove the enclosure end caps by
grasping the handle and pulling the bottom of the end cap free, then clearing
the tab on the top of the enclosure. (See Figure 18.)
2. Align the enclosure with the front of the rack cabinet.
Figure 18. Removing enclosure end caps
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