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Install the rack latches

Follow the instructions in this section to install the rack latches.

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

Procedure

  1. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new part to any unpainted surface on the outside of the server. Then, take the new part out of the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
  2. Align the rack latch with the pin on the chassis. Then, press the rack latch onto the chassis and slightly slide it backward.
    Note

    To avoid damage to the cable, make sure that the cable is properly routed and does not cover the screw holes, as shown below.

    Figure 1. Installing the rack latch
    Installing the rack latch
  3. Install the screws to secure the rack latch on the side of the server.
    Figure 2. Installing the screws
    Installing the screws
  4. Install the cable retainer.
    Figure 3. Installing the cable retainer
    Cable retainer installation
    1. Insert the upper part of the cable retainer into the chassis, and then rotate the lower part to install the rack latch in place.
    2. Install the screws to secure the cable retainer.
  5. Connect the cable on the rack latch to the system board assembly. See Internal cable routing.

After you finish

  1. Install the system fan cage. See Install the system fan cage.

  2. Install the air baffle. See Install the air baffle.

  3. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube