Remove the Server From the Rack

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Caution - The server weighs approximately 18.1 kg (39.9 lb). Two people are required to dismount and carry the chassis. To reduce the risk of personal injury, stabilize the expansion rack cabinet and extend all anti-tilt devices before extending the server from the rack.

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1. Ensure that you have disconnected all cables and power cords from the server, and have extended the server to the maintenance position.
2. Remove the cable management arm (CMA).
   1. Refer to the following figure to identify CMA connectors A, B, C, and D. You will disconnect connector D first, then C, then B, and finally A.
      

      Figure 5 Location of CMA Connectors and Components

      

      Figure Legend

      1 Connector A

      2 Front slide bar

      3 Velcro straps (6)

      4 Connector B

      5 Connector C

      6 Connector D

      7 Slide-rail latching bracket (used with connector D)

      8 Rear slide bar

      9 Cable covers

      10 not applicable

   2. To remove the cables from the CMA, do the following:
      1. If applicable, remove any additional straps that were installed to bundle the cables.
      2. Unwrap the six straps that are securing the cables.
      3. Open the three cable covers to the fully opened position.
      4. Remove the cables from the CMA and set them aside.
   3. To disconnect connector D, perform the following steps:
      1. Press the green release tab (callout 1) on the slide-rail latching bracket toward the left and slide connector D out of the left slide-rail [frames 1 and 2].

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         Note - When you slide connector D out of the left slide-rail, the slide-rail latching bracket portion of the connector remains in place. You will disconnect it in the next step. After you have disconnected connector D, you must not allow the CMA to hang under its own weight. Throughout the remainder of this procedure, the CMA must be supported until all of the remaining connectors are disconnected and the CMA can be placed on a flat surface.

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         Figure 6 Disconnecting Connector D

         

         Figure Legend

         1 Connector D release tab (green)

         2 Slide-rail latching bracket release tab (labeled PUSH)

      2. Use your right hand to support the CMA and use your left thumb to push in (toward the left) on the connector D latching bracket release tab labeled PUSH (callout 2), and pull the latching bracket out of the left slide-rail and put it aside [frames 3 and 4].
   4. To disconnect connector C, perform the following steps:
      1. Place your left arm under the CMA to support it.
      2. Use your right thumb to push in (toward the right) on the connector C release tab labeled PUSH (callout 1), and pull connector C out of the right slide-rail [1, 2].
         

         Figure 7 Disconnecting Connector C

         

         Figure Legend

         1 Connector C release tab (labeled PUSH)

   5. To disconnect connector B, perform the following steps:
      1. Place your right arm under the CMA to support it and grasp the rear end of connector B with your right hand.
      2. Use your left thumb to pull the connector B release lever to the left, away from the right slide-rail (callout 1), and use your right hand to pull the connector out of the slide-rail [1, 2].
         

         Figure 8 Disconnecting Connector B

         

         Figure Legend

         1 Connector B release lever

   6. To disconnect connector A, perform the following steps:
      1. Place your left arm under the CMA to support it and grasp the rear end of connector A with your left hand.
      2. Use your right thumb to pull the connector A release lever to the right, away from the left slide-rail (callout 1), and use your left hand to pull the connector out of the slide-rail [1, 2].
         

         Figure 9 Disconnecting Connector A

         

         Figure Legend

         1 Connector A release lever

   7. Remove the CMA from the rack and place it on a flat surface.
3. Extend the server to the maintenance position.

   For instructions, see Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position.

4. From the front of the server, pull the green slide-rail release tabs toward the front of the server and pull the server out of the rack until it is free of the rack rails.

   A slide-rail release tab is located on each slide-rail (see Slide-Rail Release Latches [callout 2]).

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   Note - To pull the green slide-rail release tab, place your finger in the center of the tab, not on the end, and apply pressure as you pull the tab toward the front of the server.

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5. Set the server on a sturdy work surface.

Related Information

• Disconnect Cables From the Server

• Take Antistatic Measures

• Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position

• Reinstall the Server Chassis Into the Rack