Dell PowerEdge R515 Technical Manual

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Dell18PowerEdge R515 Technical GuideFigure 7. Right Side View3.8 Rails and Cable Management3.8.1 ReadyRails Sliding RailsReadyRailsTM Sliding Rails for 4-post racks support the following: Toolless installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks,including all generations of Dell racks Tooled installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant threaded hole 4-post racks (requires the 2U ThreadedRack Adapter Brackets Kit) Full extension of the system out of the rack to allow serviceability of key internal components Optional cable management arm (CMA)3.8.2 ReadyRails Static RailsReadyRailsTM Static Rails for 4-post and 2-post racks support the following: Toolless installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant square or unthreaded round hole 4-post racks,including all generations of Dell racks Tooled installation in 19” EIA-310-E compliant threaded hole 4-post and 2-post racksFor more information, see the Rails section the Rack Information chapter.3.9 Rack View3.9.1 Sliding RailsThe PowerEdge R515 sliding rails are a stab-in design, meaning that the inner chassis rail members must firstbe attached to the sides of the system prior to inserting them into the middle (intermediate) and outercabinet rail members installed in the rack.The CMA can be mounted to either side of the rails without the use of tools or the need for conversion, butit is recommended that it be mounted on the side opposite the power supplies to allow easier access to thepower supplies for service or replacement.See Figure 8 and Figure 9 for views of the R515 mounted in the B3 sliding rails.