Installing the support rails for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4

You must install the support rails that hold the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 node.

Figure 1 shows the items that you need to install the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 node in a rack.

Figure 1. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 support-rails installation kit

•  1  Rear of rail
•  2  Shipping bracket
•  3  M6 screws (6)
•  4  Rack mounting rails
•  5  Front of rail

Notes:

• With some types of racks, you might find it helpful to remove the rack doors and side panels to provide easier access during installation.
• The slide rails are marked (RIGHT / FRONT and LEFT / FRONT) for proper placement on the rack flanges.
• The front and back of each rail has a spring-loaded rail-locking carrier, which can be locked in the open position and then released when the rail is in the rack.

When you are ready to install the support rails, use the customer's hardware-location chart and the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) positions on the rack to determine where in the rack that the SAN Volume Controller node is to be installed.

1. Ensure that the rail-locking carriers at the front and rear of each support rail are open. The mechanism to open is similar at each end. If a locking mechanism is closed, as shown in Figure 2 (for a front bracket), open it.
   Figure 2. A closed rail-locking carrier at the front of the support rail for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4

   

   To open the rail-locking carrier, push the small tab  3  back away from the rail and slide the larger tab  2  toward the center of the slide rail. Slide the rail-locking carrier approximately 15 mm toward the end of the slide rail until the rail-locking carrier locks in the open position, as shown in Figure 3 (which shows the rear bracket).

   Figure 3. An open rail-locking carrier at the rear of the support rail for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4

   
2. Position the rail at the correct height in the rack.
   1. Start from the front and align the pins ( 1  in Figure 4) on the front rail-locking carrier with the holes on the rack mounting flange  2 .
   2. Release the rail-locking latch by pushing the smaller blue tab  3  away from the rail. The pins spring into the closed position. Ensure that the pins go fully through the holes in the mounting flange, as shown in Figure 4.
   3. At the rear of the rack, align the pins on the rear rail-locking carrier with the holes on the rack mounting flange.
   Figure 4. Aligning the pins on the left front support rail for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 with the front mounting flange

   
3. Insert one of the M6 screws into the front and rear locking latches and tighten.
   
4. Repeat the instructions in steps 1 through 3 with the right support rail.