Dell
PowerEdge T710 Technical Guide 46
14 Rack Information
14.1 Overview
The ReadyRails™ sliding rail system for the T710 provides tool-less support for racks with square or
unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. They also support tooled
mounting in 4-post threaded racks via an optional adapter brackets kit. The optional cable
management arm (CMA) can be mounted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails without
the use of tools for fast and easy deployment.
The T710 is not compatible with any other Dell rails including previous generation rails, but it does
use the same rails as the T610. The T710 supports sliding rails only. Static rails are not supported.
Mounting in 2-post racks is not supported.
14.2 Rails
The ReadyRails sliding rails for the T710 support tool-less mounting in 19‖-wide, EIA-310-E compliant
square hole and unthreaded round hole racks and are available with or without the optional cable
management arm (CMA).
ReadyRails Sliding Rails with Optional CMA Figure 9.
The rails can be used in a threaded hole rack only if threaded rack adapter brackets are installed.
The threaded rack adapter brackets are first mounted to the EIA flanges in the rack, and then the
rails are mounted into the brackets. The design of the brackets has been optimized to limit the
forward shift of the system in the rack to only 17.3 mm.
The adapter brackets kit includes 6 brackets to accommodate different rail lengths, plus 4 sets of
custom screws in common thread sizes. A detailed ‗Getting Started Guide‘ is included in the kit along
with directions for installing the brackets and mounting the rails into the brackets.
Depending on the depth of the rack used, it may be necessary to remove the server‘s bezel in order
to close the door of the rack. A minimum of 58 mm will be needed between the back surface of the
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