Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position

Before You Begin

The following components can be serviced with the server in the maintenance position:

• Storage drives

• Fan modules

• Power supplies

• PCIe risers

• PCIe cards

• DDR3 DIMMs

• Internal USB flash drive

• Motherboard Battery

• Processors

• Disk backplane

• FIM (front indicator module)

• Motherboard

If the server is installed in a rack with extendable slide-rails, use this procedure to extend the server to the maintenance position.

1. To prevent the rack from tipping forward when the server is extended, extend all rack anti-tilt devices.

   Refer to your rack documentation for detailed instructions.

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   Caution - 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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   Open and remove the front and rear doors from the rack cabinet.

   The front and rear doors need to be removed only if they impinge on the mounting bay.

   To prevent the rack cabinet from tipping during the installation, fully extend the rack cabinet's anti-tilt legs or anti-tilt bar, which are located at the bottom front of the rack cabinet.

   If there are leveling feet beneath the rack cabinet to prevent it from rolling, extend these leveling feet fully downward to the floor.

2. Verify that no cables will be damaged or will interfere when the server is extended.

   Although the cable management arm (CMA) that is supplied with the server is hinged to accommodate extending the server, you should ensure that all cables and cords are capable of extending.

3. To release the rack rails, pull down on the flip-down handles, which are located on the sides of the server front panel, to release the slide-rail locks and slowly pull the server out of the rack until the slide-rails latch (see Slide-Rail Release Latches [callout 1]).

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   Note - The slide-rail locks are located behind the flip-down handles on the front of the server. The slide-rail locks are released when the flip-down handles are pulled down.

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   The server is now in the extended maintenance position.

   
   

   Figure 4 Slide-Rail Release Latches

   

   Figure Legend

   1 Slide-rail lock

   2 Slide-rail release tab

Related Information

• Disconnect Cables From the Server

• Remove the Server From the Rack

• Reinstall the Server Chassis Into the Rack