Remove the server from the rackRemove the server from the rack
PrerequisitesPrerequisites
Get help to lift and stabilize the server during removal from the rack. If the If the serverserver is installed higher than chest level, an additional is installed higher than chest level, an additional
person might be required to help remove the person might be required to help remove the serverserver:: One person to support the server weight, and the other to slide the server out
of the rack.
Before you perform this procedure, review the:
Rack warnings and cautions
Server warnings and cautions
A fully populated server is heavy. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends removing the external server components before
removing the server from the rack.
Before you perform this procedure, make sure that you have a T-15 Torx screwdriver available.
ProcedureProcedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Disconnect all peripheral cables from the server.
4. Slide the server tray out of the rack:
a. Loosen the server tray thumbscrews (callout 1).
b. Grasp the tray notch and slide the server out of the rack (callout 2).