Installing the support rails for the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8

You must install the support rails that hold the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node.

Figure 1 shows the items that you need to install the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node in a rack.

Figure 1. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management arm, support rails, and associated parts

Table 1. Cable-management arm and associated parts descriptions and quantities

Reference	Description	Quantity
1	Slide rail (left)	1
2	Slide rail (right)	1
3	Large cable tie	1
4	Cable ties	5
5	M6 screws	4
6	10-32 screws	2
7	Cable-management support arm	1
8	Cable-management arm mounting bracket	1
9	Cable-management arm stop bracket	1
10	Cable-management arm assembly	1

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. Verify that you have all the items that you need for installing the support rails and that you have identified the front of each rail, as shown in Figure 1.
   •  1  Slide rail (left)
   •  2  Slide rail (right)
   •  5  M6 screws
   •  8  Front of rails
   Note: You might find it helpful, with some types of racks, to remove the rack doors and side panels to provide easier access during installation.
2. Prepare each slide rail for installation.
   1. Select one of the slide rails that is marked with either an R (right) or an L (left), as shown in Figure 2.
   2. Push up on the front moveable tab  1 .
   3. To slide out the front side rail, pull out the front latch  2 .
   4. Slide out the front rail.
   5. If a thumbscrew is installed in the slide rail  3 , remove it.
   Figure 2. Installing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 slide rails on the rack

   
3. Install the rear of the rail into the rear of the rack.
   1. From the front of the rack, line up the three pins on the rear of the slide rail with the three holes in the selected U on the rear of the rack.
   2. Push the rails so that the pins go into the holes, as shown by  1  in Figure 3.
   3. Drop the slide rail down  2  until it latches into place.
   Figure 3. Installing the rear of a SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 slide rail in the rear of the rack

   
4. Install the front of the rail into the front of the rack.
   1. Pull the slide rail forward.
   2. Insert the two pins on the front of the rail, as shown by  1  in Figure 4, into the two lower holes in the U on the front of the rack.
   3. Drop the rail into place until it clicks.
   4. Push the front latch  2  in all the way.
   Figure 4. Installing the front of a SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 slide rail in the front of the rack

   
5. Install the other rail in the same manner.