- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Introduction and Preparation
- Install the System in the Rack
- Install the Disk Shelves in the Rack
- Connect Cables and Power On
- Configure System for Use
- Add Storage Capacity
Data Domain DD6300 System Installation and Storage Expansion Guide
Installing the shelf onto the rails
Prerequisites
If you are installing an empty shelf (all FRUs removed), you can install the chassis without using a lift. If the shelf is populated with FRUs before installation, you must use a portable lift. Working with a portable lift provides more information.
NOTE DO NOT ATTEMPT to install a populated shelf without a mechanical lift. Attempting to install a populated shelf without a lift could damage the equipment and cause injury to personnel.
CAUTION Only install a shelf into a cabinet that is equipped with anti-tip features.
NOTE The following procedure shows an installation using the Alum-a-Lift portable lift. If another lift is being used, follow the manufacturer's instructions for that lift as applicable.
NOTE A populated shelf requires two people and a lift to install. An unpopulated chassis requires three people to install.
About this task
CAUTION Secure the enclosure to the portable lift using the securing straps before moving the lift.
Steps
- If a portable lift is not available or cannot access the rack, you must remove the components from the shelf before it is installed on the rails:
- Refer to the procedures for removing the Power Supplies, link control cards (LCCs), and Fan Modules and remove each FRU.
- Refer to the procedure for removing the disk drives and remove the disk drives. Label each disk drive with its exact location so that it can be reinstalled once the shelf is installed in the cabinet.
- Align the chassis rails with the inner rails that are attached to the cabinet. If you are using a lift, lock the casters into place.
NOTE If you are installing the shelf manually without a lift, you will need three people to install it: Two people to hold the chassis in place at the correct height, and one person to align and manage the slides.
- Manually slide the inner rail over the chassis rail 2-3 inches to line them up.
Figure 1. Sliding the shelf chassis into the rails 
NOTE You might need to release sagging tension on the shelf by pulling the lift arms and tray up slightly. - Unlock the casters by lifting the locking tabs, as shown in the following figure, and carefully slide the shelf into the cabinet as far as the lift allows.
Figure 2. Unlocking the casters 
- Lock all four casters by pressing down on the locking tab, as shown in the following figure, so the lift does not roll as the shelf is pushed into the cabinet.
Figure 3. Locking the casters 
- Remove the securing strap by pulling up on the retaining key and pull the ratchet handle upwards as needed, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 4. Removing the straps 
- Carefully push the shelf off the lift arms/tray and into the cabinet.
CAUTION Make sure to leave the lift under the chassis until the shelf is safely balanced and secured within the cabinet.
- If the shelf was depopulated before installation, repopulate the shelf as follows:
- Reinstall the disk drives in the exact location from which they were removed.
- Reinstall the Fan modules.
- Slide the shelf into the cabinet.
- From the rear of the cabinet, reinstall the power supplies and the link control cards (LCCs) into the shelf.
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