Contents
Safety and environmental notices ........................vii
About this topic ................................xi
Installing racks, rack features, and systems or expansion units ...........1
Rack Safety Notices .................................1
Completing a parts inventory..............................3
Installing the rack .................................3
Installing the 7014-T00, 7014-T42, 0551, or 0553 racks .....................3
Completing a parts inventory............................3
Positioning the rack ...............................4
Leveling the rack ................................4
Attaching the stabilizer brackets ...........................5
Attaching the rack to a concrete floor .........................6
Attaching the rack to the concrete floor beneath a raised floor ................11
Connecting the power distribution system .......................15
Checking the ac outlets .............................15
Attaching the front or back ac electrical outlet ......................16
Installing the ac outlet-mounting plates with ac outlets ..................16
Installing the ac outlet-mounting plate without ac outlets .................18
Connecting a dc power source ...........................19
Installing the 7014-S11 rack .............................22
Installing the 7014-S25 rack .............................24
Removing and replacing 7014-S25 doors ........................26
Installing a 7014-S25 front door..........................26
Removing and replacing 7014-S25 side panels ......................26
Replacing a 7014-S25 side panel .........................27
Installing the cage nuts in a 7014-S25 or 7014-S11 rack ...................28
Installing rack features ...............................29
Attaching the rack doors ..............................29
Removing and replacing 7014-T00, 7014-T42, 0551, or 0553 side panels .............30
Replacing a 7014-T00, 7014-T42, 0551, or 0553 side panel .................31
Attaching a pSeries rack front door .........................32
Attaching an RS/6000 or high-perforation front door ...................32
Installing the Rear Door Heat Exchanger for 7014-T42 ....................34
Attaching the Heat Exchanger assembly to the rack ....................36
Connecting the water supply ...........................38
Filling the Heat Exchanger with water ........................40
Completing the installation of the Heat Exchanger ....................42
Heat Exchanger maintenance procedures .......................44
Purging air from the Heat Exchanger ........................45
Draining the Heat Exchanger ..........................46
Refilling after a leak in the system.........................49
Replacing the Heat Exchanger door ........................51
Heat Exchanger common procedures ........................52
Heat Exchanger maintenance schedule .......................56
Installing the rack security kit ............................56
Ruggedized kit .................................60
Releasing the ruggedized brace ...........................61
Releasing the side panel with a ruggedized kit .....................61
Connecting multiple racks with rack-to-rack attachment kit ..................62
Rack status beacon ................................64
Installing the rack status beacon ..........................64
Connecting multiple junction boxes .........................66
Installing or removing a rack-mounted system-unit latch bracket ................67
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