How to Remove the Server From the Rack

Before You Begin

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Caution - Tip hazard. If available, extend the anti-tilt legs on the rack before you extend the server.

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Caution - The Sun Fire X4640 server weighs about 85 pounds (40 kg) when fully loaded with components. To reduce the risk of serious personal injury or equipment damage, use a mechanical lift to remove the sever from the rack.

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1. From the front of the rack, squeeze the slide-rail locks (with green plastic handles) to release the lock and completely extend the server from the rack.
2. If a lift is not available, remove components to reduce the system’s weight. See How to Remove Components to Reduce Weight in Sun Fire X4640 Server Installation Guide.
3. Using two hands, slide the gray plastic tabs on the mounting brackets attached to the server toward yourself to release the server from the slide rail.
   

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   Caution - At this point, the server is now free from the rail, and you need to support the weight of the server by holding the handles.

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   Note - If you do not have the server completely extended from the rack, you cannot access the gray tabs.

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4. (Two trained staff) Carefully remove the server from the rack.
5. To return the middle section of the slide rail back into the rack:
   1. Push the gray metal tab on the middle section of one slide rail and then slide the rail middle section back into the rack.
      
   2. Repeat for the other slide rail.
6. Remove the slide rails from the rack by doing the following.
   1. To release the front assembly, push the upper and lower gray plastic tabs on the slide rail attachment assembly toward the rack post.
   2. Support the weight of the slide rails as you pull the slide rails outward and away from the rack posts.
   3. Repeat for the rear attachment.
   4. Repeat for the other slide rail.
7. To remove both mounting brackets from the server, gently lift the metal clip over the pin and then slide the mounting bracket toward the rear of the server.
   

See Also

How to Insert the Server Into the Rack in Sun Fire X4640 Server Installation Guide