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Install the storage slide rails into a round hole rack

Procedures for installing ThinkAgile CP storage block slide rails in a round hole rack.

To install the ThinkAgile CP storage block slide rails in a round hole rack, do the following:

Attention

Ensure that you install the rear mounting rail brackets before installing the front mounting brackets.

Figure 1. Installing the rail in a round hole rack
Illustration of how to install the storage slide rails in a round hole rack
  1. Open the hinge bracket on the rear of the rail.
  2. Line up the pins on the rear of the rail with the corresponding holes in the rear-mounting flange of the rack, and then insert the pins into the holes in the rack flange.
  3. Close the hinge bracket to secure the rail to the rack flange.
  4. Secure the rear mounting bracket of the rail with two M5 screws.
  5. Extend the rail until the front mounting bracket of the rail reaches the front rack.
  6. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to install the front rail mounting bracket to the front mounting flange.
    Note

    Do not secure the front mounting bracket of the rail with screws until you install the storage enclosure into the rack.

  7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 to install the opposite rail in the rack.

The installation of the storage block slide rails in a round hole rack is now complete.

To continue with the installation of the ThinkAgile CP storage block, follow these steps: Install the storage enclosure