About WarningsWARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury,or death.Coupling Two RacksWARNING: Because of the size and weight of the rack cabinets, never attemptto couple two rack cabinets by yourself.NOTE: For complete rack installation instructions, see your rack installation guide.1 Unpack and set up both racks.2 Unpack the coupling kit, shown in Figure 1-1.The contents of the rack coupling kit include:• One gasket strip• Four coupling bracketsFigure 1-1. Rack Coupling Kit3 Remove the doors and side panels from both racks. See "Removing the FrontDoor", "Opening and Removing the Back Doors", and "Removing andReplacing the Side Panels" in your rack installation guide.4 Cut and place a segment of the gasket strip, with its protective backingremoved, on one of the racks along the frame surface to be in contact withthe adjacent rack (see Figure 1-2).NOTE: It does not matter on which rack you place the gasket strips,as long as the strips protect both racks from being scratched.1 gasket strip 2 coupling bracket (4)1 2October 2008