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”istheunitofmeasurementfordeningtheverticalspaceusedbyyour
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)ofspaceprovidesproperairow.
•Donotleaveopenspacesaboveorbelowaninstalledserverinyourrackcabinet.Tohelpprevent
damagetoservercomponents,alwaysinstallablankllerpaneltocovertheopenspaceandtohelp
ensureproperaircirculation.
•Installtheserveronlyinarackcabinetwithperforateddoor(s)forbothsecurityandproperairow.
•Startfromthebottomoftherackcabinetfortheserverordeviceinstallation.
•Installtheheaviestserverordeviceinthebottomoftherackcabinet.
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