C H A P T E R  4

Installing a Server Into a Chassis

This chapter describes how to install a Netra CT server into a chassis.


procedure icon  To Unpack a Netra CT Server

1. Use the box handles to lift the Netra CT server, then place it on a large, flat, secure surface.

2. Lift the lid of the box straight up to remove the lid (FIGURE 4-1).



Note - The following figure shows a Netra CT 800 server being removed from a box. The procedure is the same for the Netra CT 810 and Netra CT 410 servers.




FIGURE 4-1 Unpacking a Netra CT Server


3. Grasp one of the handles and pull the handle down and away from the box until both flaps come completely free from the box sides (FIGURE 4-1).

Repeat this step for the handle on the opposite side of the box.

4. Press down on the remaining sides of the box so that all four sides are flattened down.

5. Grasp the top of the server and tip the server up until it is resting on its base (FIGURE 4-1).



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Caution - Use extreme caution in the rest of this procedure to avoid touching the midplane. The pins on the midplane are very sensitive and could be damaged if handled improperly.



6. Carefully remove the plastic wrapping from the server, then using the handle at the top of the server, lift it up and completely away from the box.

7. If there are covers over the midplane at the rear of the server, carefully remove the covers from the midplane.


procedure icon To Install a Netra CT Server in a Chassis



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Caution - If any slots are left open in the chassis, an energy hazard is present. Close the slots with filler panels.





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Caution - You must verify that all the rear transition modules (RTMs) are completely unseated before proceeding with the following procedures. If you attempt to insert a server without unseating the RTMs, you will damage the connector pins on the midplane when you insert the server.



1. With your left hand, grasp the server bar in front.

2. With your right hand, grasp the purple server handle at the top of the server and insert the server into the chassis.

FIGURE 4-2 shows how to insert a Netra CT 810 server into the chassis, and FIGURE 4-3 shows how to insert a Netra CT 410 server into the chassis.


FIGURE 4-2 Installing a Netra CT 810 Server in the Chassis



FIGURE 4-3 Installing a Netra CT 410 Server in the Chassis


3. Push the purple server handle at the top of the server down and gently push the server the remaining distance into the chassis.

4. Using a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the black captive screws at the top of the server.

Tighten the screws on the server to a torque of 0.45 - 0.68 N.m (4 - 6 in.-lb).


FIGURE 4-4 Tightening the Screws at the Top of a Netra CT 810 Server



FIGURE 4-5 Tightening the Screws at the Top of a Netra CT 410 Server


5. Using a No. 2 Phillips screwdriver, tighten the black captive screws at the bottom of the server.

Tighten the screws on the server to a torque of 0.45 - 0.68 N.m (4 - 6 in.-lb).


FIGURE 4-6 Tightening the Screws at the Bottom of a Netra CT 810 Server



FIGURE 4-7 Tightening the Screws at the Bottom of a Netra CT 410 Server



6. Push the power supply unit locking mechanism down into the locked () position.

FIGURE 4-6 shows the location of the two power supply unit locking mechanisms on the Netra CT 810 server, and FIGURE 4-7 shows the location of the single power supply unit locking mechanism on the Netra CT 410 server. Make sure you lock both power supply units if you are replacing a Netra CT 810 server.

7. Reseat all the RTMs into the server that you just installed.

8. Repeat Step 1 through Step 7 for every server that you need to install into the Netra CT chassis.

9. Determine if you have additional boards to install in the Netra CT server.

Every Netra CT server comes with a host CPU board and corresponding RTM and an alarm card and alarm RTM installed by default. If you ordered additional boards (for example, I/O or satellite CPU boards), install them into the Netra CT server.