Setting up your Flex System Enterprise Chassis

Follow the instructions in this section to set up the Flex System Enterprise Chassis hardware.

Before you begin, make the following preparations:

• Read Safety and Handling static-sensitive devices. This information will help you work safely.
• Confirm that each box contains all the components that are listed on the packing list. Your order might consist of more than one box, and each box might contain more than one component.
• Make sure that at least 10 units of contiguous space (10U) is available in the rack.

To set up the chassis hardware, complete the following tasks:

1. Remove the components from the chassis to decrease the weight so that it can be safely installed in the rack (see Removing components). You can also remove the chassis shelves to further reduce the weight. You do not have to remove the two fan logic modules in the rear of the chassis.
2. Install the chassis in a rack (see Installing the chassis in a rack).
3. Reinstall all of the components that you removed (see Installing components).
4. Cable the components in the chassis to the applicable external devices (see Cabling the chassis).
5. Connect the chassis to power (see Connecting the chassis to power).

Note

The Flex System Enterprise Chassis does not have a power switch. To turn off chassis power, see Disconnecting the chassis from power.

• Removing components
  Remove components to reduce the weight of the Flex System Enterprise Chassis so that it can safely be installed in the rack.
• Installing the chassis in a rack
  Use the information in this section, the rack template, and the rack installation kit that comes with the Flex System Enterprise Chassis to install it in a rack.
• Installing components
  After you install the Flex System Enterprise Chassis in a rack, install all of the components in the chassis.
• Network integration with the Flex System Manager
  In Flex System Enterprise Chassis with the Flex System Manager management node, you have the option to configure separate management and data networks.
• Cabling the chassis
  Cabling the Flex System Enterprise Chassis requires a site integration plan that describes the network environment. Make sure that you have completed all planning activities before you connect the network cables.
• Connecting the chassis to power
  Power is supplied to the Flex System Enterprise Chassis when one end of each power cord is connected to a power connector on the rear of the chassis and the other end of each power cord is connected to a power distribution unit (PDU) or uninterruptible power source (UPS).