6
Installing StorageWorks Shelves
This chapter describes the details of the installation of StorageWorks shelves
into SH043-series cabinets. Procedures for front and rear shelf installation are
presented. The installation of filler panels and air separation panels in both the
front and rear of the cabinet are also covered.
6.1 General Shelf Mounting Considerations
Note
In the following descriptions and procedures, the terms
front
and
rear
are references to locations in the cabinet. The terms
inner
and
outer
are
references to positions on the shelf brackets.
Each StorageWorks shelf is mounted in the cabinet with a bracket set (BA35x–
RB) (Refer to Figure 1–2.) Each bracket set consists of a pair of shelf brackets,
stop brackets, and locking brackets. (A typical bracket set is shown in
Figure 6–2.) The stops are attached to the inner portion of the shelf brackets to
position the shelf within the bracket. The locking brackets fix the shelf in place.
Various combinations of stop positions and locking bracket size are necessary to
situate a particular shelf for proper clearance from the cabinet doors.
The same shelf bracket and stop bracket parts are used to mount all types of
StorageWorks shelves in all locations. The bracket set for shelves mounted in
various positions in the cabinet differs only in that the locking brackets are
unique parts sized for specific cabinet positions.
Filler panels are installed in some unused shelf positions in the cabinet. Filler
panels are normally installed after shelf installation
An air separation panel is required in both the front and rear of the cabinet to
prevent the recirculation of heated air to the cabinet’s shelves. The air separation
panels are mounted just above the upper-most shelf in each side of the cabinet.
Air separation panels are normally installed after shelf installation.
WARNING
While working in the cabinet interior, ac power must be removed from
cabinet components. Failure to do so may result in personnel injury as a
result of electric shock.
Prior to performing any of the procedures in this chapter, remove ac power from
the cabinet components. If the cabinet is installed and operating, spin down all
disk drives and halt all tape drives in the cabinet. Switch the circuit breaker on
the front panel of the cabinet’s CDUs to the
(OFF) position.
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