Server rear
config.
Required rearwall brackets
Configuration
with 8 x 2.5-
inch rear drives
A1 rearwall bracket on the left
B2 rearwall bracket on the
middle
Configuration
with 4 x 3.5-
inch rear drives
The server requires no rearwall brackets
Remove a rearwall bracket
Use this information to remove a rearwall bracket.
About this task
Attention:
• Read
“Installation Guidelines” on page 55 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 56 to ensure that you
work safely.
• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See
“Power off the server” on page 73.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
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.
Procedure
Step 1. Make preparation for the task.
a. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the
top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See
“Remove the server from rack” on page 73.
b. Remove the top cover. See
“Remove the top cover” on page 266.
c. Remove the riser assembly or rear drive cage.
•
“PCIe adapter and riser assembly replacement” on page 153
• “Rear drive backplane and drive cage replacement” on page 221
Step 2. Remove the rearwall bracket.
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