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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c.Pressthemetallever1ontheballrailinthedirectionasshownandslidetheballrailbackinto

theouterrail.Theballrailisanintegratedpartoftheouterrailanddonottrytoremovetheball
railfromtheouterrail.

Figure5.Slidingtheballrailintotheouterrail

4.Afterseparatingtheinnerrailsfromtheouterrails,placealltherailsonaworkingsurface.

Figure6.Outerrailsandinnerrails

1Twoouterrails2Twoinnerrails

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5.Removethetworackhandlesandfourscrewsfromthemountingearkitpackageshippedwithyour
serverandinstalltherackhandlesontheserverbytighteningthescrews.

Note:UseonlyscrewsprovidedbyLenovo.

Figure7.Installingtherackhandles

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6.Installaninnerrailonthetwomountingstudsononesideoftheserverandthenslidetheinnerrailto
thebackoftheserveruntilitsnapsintoposition.InstalltwoM4x4screwstosecuretheinnerrailonthe
sideoftheserver.Then,installtheotherinnerrailtotheothersideoftheserverinthesameway.

Note:Notetheorientationoftheinnerrails.

Figure8.Installingtheinnerrailstobothsidesoftheserver

Figure9.Installingtheinnerrailstobothsidesoftheserver(sideview)

1Mountingstudholes(2)

2Innerrail

3Screwholes(2)

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7.Onafrontmountingangeoftherackcabinet,selectaproperrackmountingareafortheserver.Then,
positionthefrontmountingbracket1ofanouterrailontheinsideoftherackmountingarea2.

Note:Theholesinamountingangearedividedintogroupsbymeasuringmarks.Thethreeholes
betweentwoadjacentmeasuringmarksformagroup,whichindicates1Uspace.Notethemeasuring
marksonamountingangetohelpyoucorrectlyselectarackmountingareafortheserver.Formore
informationabouttheplacementoftheholesinamountingange,refertothedocumentationthat
comeswiththerackcabinet.

Figure10.Positioningthefrontmountingbracketoftheouterrailontheinsideoftherackmountingarea

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8.Makesurethatthefrontmountingbracketisushwiththeverticalmountingsurfaceandthescrew
holesinthefrontmountingbracketarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherackmountingarea.
Then,partiallytightentwoM5x10screwswithwasherstoholdthefrontoftheouterrailinposition.

Figure11.TighteningthetwoM5x10screws

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9.Stretchtherearmountingbrackettothebackoftherackandpositiontherearmountingbracketon
theinsideofthecorrespondingrackmountingareaontherearmountingange.Makesurethefront
endandrearendoftheouterrailareatthesamehorizontallevelandthetwoscrewholesintherear
mountingbracketarealignedwiththecorrespondingholesintherackmountingarea.Then,rmly
tightentwoM5x10screwswithwasherstosecuretheouterrailinplace.

Figure12.Securingtherearmountingbracketontherearmountingange

10.Returntothefrontmountingangeandrmlytightenthetwoscrewsthatholdthefrontoftheouterrail.

11.Repeatsteps6through9toinstalltheotherouterrailtotheoppositesideoftherack.

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12.Fullyextendtherailsonbothsidesoftherackbyslidingtheballrailsoutofthefrontoftheouterrails
untiltheballrailsarelockedandcannotbepulledoutfurther.Y oushouldhearaclickwhentheballrails
arelocked.Then,checkthefrontendsoftheballrailstoensuretheinnersideofeachballrailislocked
inpositionbythesmallmetallever

1beforeyouinstalltheserverintotherack.

Figure13.Fullyextendingtherailsonbothsidesoftherack

13.Liftuptheservernowequippedwithrackhandlesandinnerrailsonbothsidesandcarefullyinsertthe
innerrailsintotheextendedballrails.Then,slidetheinnerrailsstraightintotheballrailsuntiltheinner
railsarestoppedbytheretentiontabs.

Notes:

a.Beforeliftingupyourserver,see“Guidelines”onpage1todeterminewhethertwoormorepeople

arerequired.Strictlyfollowtheguidelinesforsafelifting.

b.Donotforcetheinnerrailsintotheballrails.Whentheyarealignedproperly,theywillengage

smoothly.

c.Youmustsupporttheserverfromthebottomtopreventitfromdroppingandensurethatitslidesin

horizontally.

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Figure14.Slidingtheserverwithinnerrailsintotheballrails

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14.Whentheinnerrailshavebeenstopped,presstheretentiontabs1onbothsidesinthedirectionas
shownandcontinuegentlyslidingtheserverintotherackuntilitisfullyseated.

Figure15.Pressingtheretentiontabsandslidingtheserverallthewayintotherack

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15.Tosecuretheserverintherack,installoneM5x20screwthroughtherackhandleonbothsidesofthe
server.Afterinstallingthescrews,theserverissecurelyseatedintherackandcannotslideoutunless
youremovethescrews.Thisensuressafetyandsecurity,especiallyinvibration-proneareas.

Figure16.Securingtheserverintherack

Toremovetheserverfromtherack,reversetheseinstructions.Storethisinformationwithyourserver
documentationforfutureuse.

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