Dell PowerEdge 6800 Troubleshooting Manual

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Tower-to-Rack Conversion Guide 5Safety InstructionsUse the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal safety and to help protect yourserver, storage system, or appliance from potential damage. For complete safety and regulatoryinformation, see your Product Information Guide. Warranty information might be included withinthis document or as a separate document.Precautions for Rack-Mountable ProductsObserve the following precautions for rack stability and safety. Also refer to the rack installationdocumentation accompanying the system and the rack for specific warning and/or cautionstatements and procedures.Servers, storage systems, and appliances are considered to be components in a rack. Thus,"component" refers to any server, storage system, or appliance, as well as to various peripherals orsupporting hardware.CAUTION: Before installing systems in a rack, install front and side stabilizers on stand-alone (single)racks or the front stabilizer on racks joined to other racks. Failure to install stabilizers accordinglybefore installing systems in a rack could cause the rack to tip over, potentially resulting in bodily injuryunder certain circumstances. Therefore, always install the stabilizer(s) before installing components inthe rack.CAUTION: After installing system components in a rack, never pull more than one component out ofthe rack on its slide assemblies at one time. The weight of more than one extended component couldcause the rack to tip over and injure someone.NOTE: Your system is safety-certified as a free-standing unit and as a component for use in a rackcabinet using the customer rack kit when both the rack cabinet and rack kit were designed for yoursystem. The installation of your system and rack kit in any other rack cabinet has not been approved byany safety agencies. It is your responsibility to have the final combination of system and rack kit in acabinet evaluated for suitability by a certified safety agency. The manufacturer disclaims all warrantiesand liability in connection with such combinations.• System rack kits are intended to be installed in an approved rack by trained servicetechnicians. If you install the kit in any other rack, be sure that the rack meets thespecifications.CAUTION: Do not move large racks by yourself. Due to the height and weight of the rack, it isrecommended that a minimum of two people perform this task.• Before working on the rack, make sure that the stabilizers are secured to the rack, extend tothe floor, and that the full weight of the rack rests on the floor. Install front and side stabilizerson a single rack or front stabilizers for joined multiple racks before working on the rack.• Always load the rack from the bottom up, and load the heaviest item in the rack first.• Make sure that the rack is level and stable before extending a component from the rack.• Use caution when pressing the component rail release latches and sliding a component into orout of a rack; the slide rails can pinch your fingers.