Dell PowerVault ME4 Series Storage System Deployment Guide

Install the 2U enclosure using toolless rails

The 2U enclosure is delivered with the disks installed.

• Remove the rail kit from the accessories box, and examine for damage.
• Ensure that the preassembled rails are the correct length for the rack. The rail lengths adjust from 60 cm (24 in.) to 86 cm (34 in.).
• Ensure that the rail pins on the front and back of the rails are correct pins for the type of rack that you are using. The rails are shipped from the factory with pins for racks with universal square holes or standard round holes. If you are using a rack with smaller holes, remove the existing pins from the rails and install the pins that correspond to your rack.

1. Identify the rack holes to use when installing the rails in the racks.
2. Insert the rail pins on the rear of the left rail into the rack holes of the rear rack post.
   Ensure that the snap latch locks into place on the rear rack post.
3. Extend the left rail to fit between the front and rear rack posts.
4. Insert the rail pins onto the front of the left rail into the rack holes of the front rack post.
   Ensure that the snap latch locks into place on the front rack post.

   
   

   

   
   

5. Repeat the previous steps to install the right rail in the rack.
6. Use two people to lift the enclosure and align it with the installed rails.
   NOTE:Ensure that the enclosure remains level while inserting it in the rack.
7. Carefully insert the inner rails on each side of the enclosure into the rails.

   
   

   

   
   

8. Push the enclosure fully into the rack.
9. Secure the enclosure to the rack using the enclosure fastening screws in the rack mount ears on the left and right side of the enclosure.