Dell PowerEdge C8000: 4 Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack. Installing the System Emptying the System
4 Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack. Installing the System Emptying the System: Dell PowerEdge C8000
Table of contents
- Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
- CAUTION: Restricted Access Location Installation and Configuration Recommended Tools Unpacking the System
- Installing the Tool-Less Rail Solution Determine where to place the rails in the rack. Make sure there is enough space in the rack for the 4U chassis. In a standard rack, the height of a 4U chassis will span 12 rack post holes. Use the marking indicated on the left and right sides of the rail to orient the rail correctly to the rack posts. Attach the left rail and stopping bracket to the rack. a
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- 4 Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack. Installing the System Emptying the System
- • To remove a • To remove a
- • To remove a power sled, pull up on the release latch • To remove a double-wide sled blank, squeeze and hold the release latches
- • To remove a single-wide sled blank, pull up on the release latch
- Install the System Into the Rack 1
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- Sled Bay Numbering Sled Bays Sled module type
- Populating the System
- Install the External PDU Into the Rack 1 2
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- Rack Configuration
- Connecting the Keyboard, Mouse, and Monitor
- Connecting the Power Cables Server Enclosure with Internal Power Source
- Server Enclosure with External Power Source
- Connecting the Server Enclosure to a Rack PDU To connect a single server enclosure to the PDU:
- To connect multiple server enclosures to the PDU:
- Close the cable cover and secure to the PDU.
- Connecting the PDU to the Network 1 a b
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- Powering Up the Systems Turning on the PDU 1 a b 2
- 3 4 Turning On the Server Enclosure
- Turning On the Sleds
- Complete the Operating System Setup Supported Operating Systems
- Other Information You May Need
- NOM Information PowerEdge C8000 PowerEdge C8220
- PowerEdge C8220X PowerEdge C8000XD
- Technical Specifications Compute Sled Specifications (Per Sled) System chipset Memory Storage device
- Compute Sled Specifications (Per Sled)(continued) Graphics card Expansion slots Interfaces Power
- Storage Sled Specifications (Per Sled) Storage device Interface Power Sled Specifications (Per Sled) Interfaces Power supply module (per power supply)
- Server Enclosure Specifications Physical Sled Support Interfaces System fans Power
- Environmental
- Environmental(continued)
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Attach the right rail and stopping bracket to the rack.
Use the same procedure to install the right rail and stopping bracket to the
right rack posts.
NOTE:
To remove the rails, press and hold on the rail release button on the end
piece midpoint and unseat each rail.
Installing the System
This section includes the following subsections:
• Emptying the System
• Install the System Into the Rack
• Sled Bay Numbering
• Populating the System
• Install the External PDU Into the Rack
• Rack Configuration
Emptying the System
Before you install a PowerEdge C8000 server enclosure into a rack, remove all
sled modules from the enclosure to reduce system weight and avoid injury.
Place all sled modules on an antistatic mat or antistatic foam.
• To remove a
C8220 single-wide compute sled, pull up on the
release latch
and using the handle
slide the sled out of the enclosure.
Getting Started With Your System
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