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Replacing a disk shelf in a rack

Removing a disk shelf from the R100 rack

Removing a disk shelf from a rack  Top

To remove a disk shelf from an R100 rack, complete the following steps.

Step

Action

1

Put on the antistatic wrist strap and grounding leash.

2

Shut down the chassis by entering the following command at the console:

halt

Caution
Always use the halt command to perform a clean shutdown.

3

Verify that the LCD display at the front of the chassis displays the following message:

Halted
4

Turn off and unplug the power to the chassis and the disk shelf.

5

Disconnect the two disk shelf power cords from the disk shelf.

6

Disconnect the SCSI adapter cable connecting the disk shelf and chassis.

7

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws securing the R100 disk shelf to the Telco tray or the center-of-gravity bracket.

8

With the help of another person, remove the disk shelf from the rack.

WARNING
Because the disk shelf is very heavy when fully loaded, it is advised that at least two people remove the disk shelf.

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