Install the chassis into the rack

WARNING: Always have at least four people to lift the chassis into the rack. If the chassis is being loaded into the rack above chest level, an additional person must assist with aligning the chassis with the rails while the other people support the weight of the chassis.
WARNING: To avoid risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, do not stack anything on top of rail-mounted equipment or use it as a work surface when extended from the rack.
CAUTION: Be sure to keep the product parallel to the floor when installing the chassis. Tilting the product up or down could result in damage to the rails.
WARNING: The chassis is very heavy. To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment:
  • Observe local occupational health and safety requirements and guidelines for manual material handling.
  • Remove all installed components from the chassis before installing or moving the chassis.
  • Use caution and get help to lift and stabilize the chassis during installation or removal, especially when the chassis is not fastened to the rack.
CAUTION: Always plan the rack installation so that the heaviest item is on the bottom of the rack. Install the heaviest item first, and continue to populate the rack from the bottom to the top.
CAUTION: Hewlett Packard Enterprise has not tested or validated the chassis with any third-party racks. Before installing the chassis in a third-party rack, be sure to properly scope the limitations of the rack. Before proceeding with the installation, consider the following:
  • You must fully understand the static and dynamic load carrying capacity of the rack and be sure that it can accommodate the weight of the chassis.
  • Be sure sufficient clearance exists for cabling, installation and removal of the chassis, and actuation of the rack doors.

The chassis requires rails for installation in a rack. To install the rack rails, see the HPE Apollo 4500 4U Rail Installation Instructions that ship with the rack hardware kit.

You can install up to nine chassis in a 36U, 1200mm deep rack. If you are installing more than one chassis, install the first chassis in the bottom of the rack, and then install additional chassis by moving up the rack with each subsequent chassis. Plan the rack installation carefully because it is difficult to change the location of components after they are installed.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure that:
  • The rack is bolted to the floor using the concrete anchor kit.
  • The leveling feet extend to the floor.
  • The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling feet.
  • The racks are coupled together in multiple rack installations.
  • Only one component is extended at a time. If more than one component is extended, a rack might become unstable.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or equipment damage, be sure that the rack is adequately stabilized before installing the chassis.
Procedure
  1. Align and install the right and left rails into the rack.

    Installing the rails
  2. Align and install the support brackets on the rear of the rack.

    The R and L on the brackets indicate the location when standing at the rear of the rack.


    Installing the support brackets
  3. Install a cage nut into the rack on each side in the top hole at 3U above the bottom of the rail.

    Installing the cage nut
  4. If you are installing the chassis manually, install the chassis lift handles:

    1. Align the chassis lift handles with the tick marks on the side of the chassis.

      Tick marks are provided on the side of the chassis to assist with aligning the handles for installation.

    2. Install both chassis lift handles on either side of the chassis.


      Installing the chassis lift handles
  5. Remove the chassis lift handles when sliding the chassis onto the rails:

    1. Remove the chassis lift handles from the chassis.

      Do not remove the chassis handles until the weight of the chassis is resting on the rails. Retain the chassis handles for future use.


      Remove the chassis lift handles
  6. Align and install the chassis into the rack.

    Slide the chassis into the rack until the ears are flush against the rack posts and secure the chassis to the rack.


    Installing the chassis into the rack