Installing a FAS270/270c in a rack

Put on the antistatic wrist strap and grounding leash.

Select two holes on each side of the rack for the installation, making sure that the holes on the opposite sides of the rack are aligned with each other horizontally.

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Two-post telco tray kit

1. Align the left post screw holes on the two-post rack with the screw holes on the left half of the telco tray, and then secure it to the post with four screws.
2. Align the right half of the telco tray with the left half and repeat Step 3.1 to secure it to the post.
3. Install the appliance onto the telco tray kit and retain it with the mounting screws to secure the appliance mounting flanges to the telco-type rack.
4. Conceal the mounting screws with the provided bezel mounting screw covers.

The following illustration shows the two-post telco tray kit being installed.

The following illustration shows the appliance being installed in a two-post telco tray kit.

Mid-mount bracket kit

1. Install the two-post telco trays to the rack only, as shown in the previous procedure. Do not install the appliance yet.
2. Attach the mid-mount brackets to each side of your appliance with the supplied screws, as shown in the following illustration.
3. With the mid-mount brackets installed, slide the appliance onto the two-post telco trays and secure the mid-mount brackets to the rack using screws from the supplied hardware kit.

The following illustration shows the appliance installed in a rack using a mid-mount bracket.

Four-post rail kit

For Step 1 through Step 5 below, see the illustration that follows.

1. Connect the left support with the left rail, using three M5 nuts, three lock washers, and three M5 x 10 screws. Leave them loose enough so that you can adjust the length of the rail.
2. Align the holes in the front of the assembled rail with the front post of the four-post rack, and secure it to the post with two location pins and washers.
3. Attach the rear of the assembled rail to the rear post using two M5 x 10 screws, washers, and lock washers, and then tighten the rail and support.
4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for the right support rail.
5. Install the clip nuts for the appliance into the equipment rack posts. The bottom-most clip nut should be directly above the bottom location pin and the top clip nut should be six holes above the bottom clip nut.
6. Install the appliance onto the rack mount kit and retain it with the mounting screws to secure the appliance mounting flanges to the front posts of the rack.
7. Conceal the mounting screws with the provided bezel mounting screw covers.

The following illustration shows how to install a four-post rail kit.

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Adding disk shelves to your system

Repeat Steps 1 through 3 of this procedure for each disk shelf.

Note
The FAS270/270c can accommodate up to two additional external disk shelves.

Not adding disk shelves to your system

Go to Connecting a FAS270/270c.