American Megatrends StorTrends 3200 manual

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    StorTrends® 3200 Set Up Guide MAN-3200-SG 01/16/07 Thank You Thank you fo r purchasin g the StorT rends® 3 200 storage ap pliance. Pleas e take a fe w minutes to re view this set up gui de before be ginning th e installat ion process. If you require a further explanation of any item cove red in this guide, please refer to the installation instruc[...]

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    Preparing for Setup The box the StorTrends ® 32 0 0 Stora ge Applia nce wa s shipped in includes the following: • An 3200 Chassis • Two Power C ords • Rails • Rail Screws Note: Your StorT rends® 32 00 may or may not ship with e verything listed i n the Retail Packing List . Contact your AMI authorized reseller to find out what is shipped [...]

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    General Safety Precautions Warning General Safety Precautions • Keep the area around the StorTrends® 3200 Storage Appliance clean and free of clutter. • The StorTrends ® 32 0 0 Stor age Appli ance weighs appr oxi mately 38 lbs. ( 17. 3 kg) when fully loaded. When lifting the system, two people at either end should lift slowly with their feet [...]

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    Rack Mounting Considerations Feature Description Ambient Operating Temperature If installed in a closed or multi-u nit rack assembly, the ambient operating temperature of the rack environment may be gr eater than the ambient tem perature of th e room. Therefore , consideration should be given to installing th e equipment in an environment compatibl[...]

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    Installing the Inner Rack Rails 3 2 1 Locking T abs To install the rack rails Steps Description 1 Place the inner rack extensions on the side of the chassis aligning the hooks of the chassis with the rail extension holes . 2 Slide the extension toward the front of the chassis. 3 Secure the chassis with 4 screws as illustrated. 4 Repeat steps 1-3 fo[...]

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    Installing the Chassis in to the Server Rack Outer Rack Rails Outer rails attach to the server rack a nd hold the server in pl ace. The outer rails for t he StorTrends 3200 chassi s extend be t ween 30 inches and 33 i nches. To install the Outer Rack Rails Steps Description 1 Begin by measuring the distance from the fron t rail to the r ear rail of[...]

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    Installing the Chassis in to the Server Rack Installing the chassis into a rack Steps Description 1 Confirm that the inner and outer rails are installed on th e rack. 2 Line chassis rails with the fron t of the rack rails. 3 Slide the chass is rails into th e rack rails , keeping the pres sure even on both sides (you may have to depress the lo ckin[...]