Install an EIA flange

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

Power off the server and peripheral devices, disconnect the power cords from the primary chassis, then disconnect the power cords from the secondary chassis. 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.

If the server is installed in a rack, remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from rails.