Lenovo RD230 User Manual

RackInstallationInstructions

Guidelines

ThisRackInstallationInstructionsprovidesinformationaboutinstallingyourThinkServer®RD230serverinto
astandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.Ifyounolongerhaveacopyofthis
publication,youcanobtainaPortableDocumentFormat(PDF)versionfromtheLenovo®SupportWebsite
at:
http://www.lenovo.com/support

CAUTION:
Besuretoreadandunderstandthedocumentationthatcomeswiththerackcabinetforsafetyand
cablinginformation.Alsomakesurethatyoureadandunderstandalltherelatedsafetyinformation
fortheserverandreviewtheguidelinesinthispublicationbeforeyouinstalltheserverintoarack
cabinet.Readingandunderstandingtheinformationreducestheriskofpersonalinjuryandor
damagetoyourproduct.

Beforeyouinstalltheserverintoarackcabinet,reviewthefollowingguidelinestohelpyoueaseyour
installationandavoidtheriskofpersonalinjuryandordamagetoyourproduct:

•Twoormorepeoplearerequiredtoliftaserver,moveaserver,orinstallaserverintoarackcabinetifthe
servermeetsoneofthefollowingmeasurements:

–Theserveris2Uorlarger.(“U”istheunitofmeasurementfordeningtheverticalspaceusedbyyour

serverand1Uisequivalentto4.445cmor1.75inches.)

–Theweightoftheserverisratedabove18kg(39.7lbs).Refertothefollowingstatementforsafe

practiceswhenlifting.

≥18kg(39.7lb)≥32kg(70.5lb)≥55kg(121.2lb)

CAUTION:
Usesafepracticeswhenlifting.

•Beforeinstallingaserverintoarackcabinet,removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattached
devicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectall
cablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

•Makesurethattheroomairtemperatureisbelow35°C(95°F).

•Donotblockanyairvents;usually15cm(6inches)ofspaceprovidesproperairow.

•Donotleaveopenspacesaboveorbelowaninstalledserverinyourrackcabinet.T ohelpprevent
damagetoservercomponents,alwaysinstallablankllerpaneltocovertheopenspaceandtohelp
ensureproperaircirculation.

•Installtheserveronlyinarackcabinetwithperforateddoor(s)forbothsecurityandproperairow.

•Startfromthebottomoftherackcabinetfortheserverordeviceinstallation.

•Installtheheaviestserverordeviceinthebottomoftherackcabinet.

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•Donotextendmorethanoneserverordeviceoutoftherackcabinetatthesametime.

•Ifpossible,removethedoorsandsidepanelsoftherackcabinettoprovideeasieraccessduring
installation.

•Donotoverloadtheelectricaloutletwhenyouinstallmultipledevicesintherackcabinet.

•Connectallpowercordstoproperelectricaloutletsandrefertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththe
rackcabinetforcablinginformationtohelpyouproperlymanageallthecablesintherackcabinet.

•Installtheserverinarackthatmeetsthefollowingrequirements:

Note:Itisimportanttoconsiderthelengthoftheserver,thesliderails,andtheadditionalclearancewhen
selectingarackcabinetwithproperdepthbeforetheinstallation.

–Standard19-inchrackcongurationasdenedbytheElectronicIndustriesAlliance(EIA)

–Canaccommodatetheserverandouterrail

–Minimumdepthof7cm(2.76inches)betweenthefrontmountingangeandtheinsideofthefront

door(thisclearanceisrequiredforthebezelandchassispullhandlesonthefrontoftheserveraswell
asaircirculationthroughthecabinet)

–Minimumdepthof15.7cm(6.18inches)betweentherearmountingangeandtheinsideoftherear

door(thisclearanceisrequiredforcablingandaircirculationthroughthecabinet)

•Payattentiontothefollowingstatement:

CAUTION:
Donotplaceanyobjectontopofrack-mounteddevices.

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Railkitpackage

M5+WASHER

M5X20L

M4X4L

Beforeyoubegintherackinstallation,removeallthepartsfromtherailkitpackageshippedwithyour
serverandlayallthepartsonaworkingsurface.

Therailkitpackagecontainsthefollowingparts.Contactyourplaceofpurchaseifanypartismissingor
damaged.

Figure1.Partsintherailkitpackage

1Sliderails(2)

2ScrewbagmarkedwithM5+WASHER(containingeightatheadM5x10screwsandeightwashers)

3ScrewbagmarkedwithM5X20L(containingtwopanheadM5x20screws)

4ScrewbagmarkedwithM4X4L(containingfouratheadM4x4screws)

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Thetwosliderailscontainedintherailkitpackagearethesame.Theillustrationbelowshowsonlythe
componentsofone.

Figure2.Sliderailcomponents

1Frontmountingbracket4Innerrail

2Outerrail5Rearmountingbracket(markedwithREARonbothsides)

3Ballrail(theballbearingrailsandwiched

betweentheouterrailandtheinnerrailto
provideasmoothslidingmovement)

Installingtheserverintoarackcabinet

Toinstalltheserverintoarackcabinet,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallthepartsfromtherailkitpackageshippedwithyourserverandlayallthepartsonaworking
surface.See“Railkitpackage”onpage3.

2.Thestretchingrangeofanouterrailis60cm(23.6inches)to82cm(32.3inches).Measuretherack
beforetheinstallationtoensurethattherackcanaccommodatetheouterrail.

3.Foreachsliderail,separatetheinnerrailfromtheouterrailbydoingthefollowing:

Note:Slidetherailsstraightoutanddonottwisttherailswhenseparatingthem.

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a.Holdasliderailassemblybyonehandandcarefullyslideboththeballrailandtheinnerrailoutof

thefrontoftheassemblyuntiltheballrailislockedandcannotbepulledoutfurther.

Figure3.Slidingtheballrailwiththeinnerrailoutoftheouterrail

b.Carefullyslidetheinnerrailoutoftheballrailuntiltheinnerrailislockedandcannotbepulledout

further.Then,pressthereleasetab

1ontheinnerrailinthedirectionasshownandcompletely

removetheinnerrailfromtheballrail.

Figure4.Removingtheinnerrailfromtheballrail

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