Installing the Server In the Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

This topic describes how to install your server in a rack using the standard rack mounting hardware.

If you are not certain whether you have the standard rack mounting kit or the universal rack mounting kit, see How to Identify Your Rack Mounting Kit, then proceed to the corresponding section.

Note the following:

• If your server is shipped already installed in a rack, skip to How to Remove the Standard Rack Mounting Kit Shipping Brackets .

• If you are going to ship the server in a rack, you must install the shipping brackets as described in How to Install the Standard Rack Mounting Kit Shipping Brackets.

This section contains the following topics:

• Tools and Staff Required

• Installing Optional Equipment

• Compatible Racks

• Contents of the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

• Location of the Rack Mounting Kit and the Shipping Bracket Kit

• Installing the Server In a Rack Using the Standard Rack Mounting Kit

• Removing and Installing the Standard Rack Mounting Kit Shipping Brackets