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Dell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual

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Installing the server module partitions

Prerequisites

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Steps

  1. If installed, remove the front bezel.
  2. Turn off the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
  3. Turn off the enclosure, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the enclosure from the electrical outlet and peripherals.
  4. Remove the server modules or server module blanks.
  5. To install the server module partition between Slots 1 and 3:
    1. Angle the partition and slide it into the chassis.
    2. Align the tabs on the partition with the slots on the outer chassis wall and insert the tabs into the slots.
    3. Rotate the partition downward in the clockwise direction until the tabs on the other side of the partition engage with the slots on the metal partition.
    4. Slide the partition toward the back of the system until the release tab on the partition engages with the slot on the chassis wall.
      Figure 1. Installing the server module partition between slots 1 and 3
      The figure shows installing the server module partition between slots 1 and 3.
      1. outer chassis wall
      2. tabs on server module partition
      3. slots on the outer chassis wall
      4. slots on the metal partition
      5. tabs on the server module partition
      6. metal partition
  6. To install the server module partition between Slots 2 and 4:
    1. Angle the partition and slide it into the chassis.
    2. Align the tabs on the partition with the slots on the inner chassis wall and insert the tabs into the slots.
    3. Rotate the partition upward in the clockwise direction until the tabs on the other side of the partition engage with the slots on the metal partition.
    4. Slide the partition toward the back of the system until the release tab on the partition engages with the slot on the chassis wall.
      Figure 2. Installing the server module partition between slots 2 and 4
      The figure shows installing the server module partition between slots 2 and 4.
      1. metal partition
      2. tabs on server module partition
      3. slots on the metal partition
      4. slots on the inner chassis wall
      5. tabs on the server module partition
      6. inner chassis wall
  7. Install the server modules.
  8. Reconnect the enclosure to its electrical outlet and turn the enclosure on, including any attached peripherals.
  9. Turn on the server modules using the operating system commands or the CMC.
  10. If applicable, install the front bezel.

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