Document Outline

• All rights reserved
• Trademark acknowledgments
• Preface
  • Conventions used in this manual
    • Important
    • Caution
    • Warning
  • Information about your system
    • Accessing the server system manual
    • Getting additional information
• Installation
  • Installing the system drawer side rails
    • 1 Remove the system drawer side rails from the cabinet mounting rails by depressing the retention...
      • 2 Mount the system drawer side rail on the server using three screws from the accessory kit. Make...
      • 3 Mount the second rail on the opposite side of the server.
  • Installing the cabinet mounting brackets and mounting rails
    • Installing Gateway mounting brackets
      • 1 If you received a mounting template with your cabinet, use it to locate the exact position of t...
        • 2 Position the front mounting bracket (labeled FRONT) on the front vertical mounting rail.
        • 3 Attach the front mounting bracket to the front vertical mounting rail using two screws from the...
        • 4 Position the back mounting bracket (labeled REAR) on the back vertical mounting rail.
        • 5 Attach the back mounting bracket to the back vertical mounting rail using two screws from the a...
        • 6 Mount the second set of brackets on the opposite side of the cabinet by repeating Steps 2 throu...
    • Installing the cabinet mounting rails onto Gateway brackets
      • 1 Align the back end of the cabinet mounting rail to the back mounting bracket by sliding the inn...
        • 2 Attach the back end of the cabinet mounting rail to the back mounting bracket using a screw fro...
        • 3 Align the front of the cabinet mounting rail to the front mounting bracket by sliding the inner...
        • 4 Attach the front of the cabinet mounting rail to the front mounting bracket using a screw from ...
        • 5 Attach the second screw to the front mounting bracket by repeating Steps3 and 4.
        • 6 Mount the second cabinet mounting rail on the opposite side of the cabinet by repeating Steps 1...
        • 7 Go to “Mounting the system drawer in the cabinet” on page9.
    • Installing generic mounting brackets
      • 1 If you received a mounting template with your cabinet, use it to locate the exact position of t...
        • 2 Position the front mounting bracket (shorter bracket) on the front vertical mounting rail.
        • 3 Attach the front mounting bracket to the front vertical mounting rail using two screws from the...
        • 4 Position the back mounting bracket (longer bracket) on the back vertical mounting rail.
        • 5 Attach the back mounting bracket to the back vertical mounting rail using two screws from the a...
        • 6 Mount the second set of brackets on the opposite side of the cabinet by repeating Steps 2 throu...
    • Installing the cabinet mounting rails onto generic brackets
      • 1 Align the back end of the cabinet mounting rail to the back mounting bracket by sliding the inn...
        • 2 Attach the back end of the cabinet mounting rail to the back mounting bracket using two screws,...
        • 3 Align the front of the cabinet mounting rail to the front mounting bracket by sliding the inner...
        • 4 Attach the front of the cabinet mounting rail to the front mounting bracket using a screw from ...
        • 5 Slide the inner rail and the inner slide again until the rail screw hole opening lines up with ...
        • 6 Attach the front of the cabinet mounting rail to the front mounting bracket using a screw from ...
        • 7 Mount the second cabinet mounting rail on the opposite side of the cabinet by repeating Steps 1...
  • Mounting the system drawer in the cabinet
    • 1 Pull both of the inner rails forward until the spring latches on each side lock.
      • 2 Pull the inner slides all the way forward.
      • 3 Lift the system drawer to the same height as the inner rails, then align the system drawer side...
    • Warning
      • 4 Push the system drawer evenly into the cabinet until the latches on the system drawer side rail...
      • 5 Press the latches on both sides of the system drawer side rails, then push the system drawer ba...
      • 6 From the back side of the cabinet, release the spring latch on the inner rail while pushing the...
  • Installing the cable retractor
    • Installing a cable retractor in a Gateway cabinet
      • 1 Position the cable retractor adapter bracket on the back vertical mounting rail, then align the...
        • 2 Attach the adapter bracket to the back vertical mounting rail using two screws from the accesso...
        • 3 Go to “Attaching the cables to the retractor” on page14.
    • Installing a cable retractor in a non-Gateway cabinet
      • 1 Remove the adapter bracket from the cable retractor straight bracket.
        • 2 Position the cable retractor straight bracket on the back vertical mounting rail, then align th...
        • 3 Attach the bracket to the back vertical mounting rail using a bar nut and screws from the acces...
    • Attaching the cables to the retractor
      • 1 Route the cables from the rear of the system drawer to the cable retractor.
        • 2 Attach the cables to the cable retractor, making sure the cables have sufficient slack when the...
        • 3 Route the cables to their destinations and attach as necessary.
        • 4 If necessary, bundle any excess cable.
  • Completing the connections
    • Important
    • Connecting a single system drawer
      • 1 Turn off all system drawers and devices in the cabinet before attaching any of the system drawe...
        • 2 Connect all I/O device cables (keyboard, mouse, video, serial, and parallel) to their respectiv...
    • Connecting multiple system drawers
      • 1 Turn off all system drawers and devices in the cabinet before attaching any of the system drawe...
        • 2 If the newly installed system drawer will control other drawers in the cabinet, connect the ext...
        • 3 Connect all I/O device cables (keyboard, mouse, video, serial, and parallel) to their respectiv...
    • Connecting the power
  • Turning on the system drawer
    • 1 If using a UPS, turn it on first.
      • 2 Turn on the monitor and any additional devices connected to the system drawer. Listen for alarm...
      • 3 If multiple system drawers and a switch box are installed, press the switch box button that cor...
      • 4 Press the ON/OFF button on the system drawer.
    • Important
      • 5 Listen for alarms which may indicate power problems.
      • 6 Make sure the power indicator is illuminated. The monitor should display the normal Power On Se...
      • 7 When the system drawer starts successfully, install the operating system, if necessary.
      • 8 Turn on the other system drawers by repeating Steps 3 through 7 for each additional system draw...
      • 1 Turn on devices and drawers attached to the system drawer first.
        • 2 When the devices and drawers attached to the system drawer are running, turn on the system drawer.
  • Turning off the system drawer
    • 1 Close all programs.
      • 2 If necessary, issue a “flush” command to write the contents of any caches or buffers to disk.
      • 3 If necessary, issue a command to exit or quit the operating system.
      • 4 Press the on/off switch on the system drawer.
      • 5 Turn off any other devices connected to the system drawer.
  • Securing the system drawer in the cabinet
    • 1 Close the back door of the system cabinet, then lock it if necessary.
      • 2 Push the system drawer all the way back into the cabinet until the front panel presses against ...
      • 3 Secure the system drawer to the front vertical mounting rails using four screws from the access...
      • 4 Close the front cabinet door, then lock it if necessary.