IBM 7014-T42 User Guide - Page 19

Loosen each of the locking screws on the casters.

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1 Rack-mounting bolt 2 Thin washer 3 Top plastic isolator bushing 4 Thick washer 5 Spacer 6 Jam nut 7 Leveling foot 8 Lower plastic isolator bushing (Used only on dc powered systems) 9 Mounting plate 10 Threaded hole (Used to secure the rack to stabilizer bracket.) 11 Anchor bolt hole 12 Traced pattern (Pattern to be traced onto the floor using the stabilizer bracket as a template) Figure 6. Securing the rack to the floor 11. Mark the floor around the edges of both stabilizer brackets. 12. Mark the plate bolt-down holes that are accessible through the opening in the rear of the rack. 13. Remove the rack-mounting bolt assemblies. 14. If you are installing an ac-powered rack, remove the bottom isolator bushing from each of the leveling feet. 15. Remove the stabilizer brackets from the marked locations. 16. Loosen each of the locking screws on the casters. 17. Move the rack so that it is clear of both areas that were marked on the floor for the stabilizer bracket locations. 18. Reposition the stabilizer brackets within the marked areas. 19. Mark the floor at the center of all holes in both stabilizer brackets. 20. Remove the two rack-mounting plates from the marked areas. 21. At the marked location of the threaded rack-mounting bolt holes, drill four clearance holes into the concrete floor. Each clearance hole should be approximately 1-inch deep. This depth allows the rack-mounting bolts enough room to protrude past the thickness of the stabilizer brackets. Racks and rack features 7

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1
Rack-mounting bolt
7
Leveling foot
2
Thin washer
8
Lower plastic isolator bushing (Used
only on dc powered systems)
3
Top plastic isolator bushing
9
Mounting plate
4
Thick washer
10
Threaded hole (Used to secure the
rack to stabilizer bracket.)
5
Spacer
11
Anchor bolt hole
6
Jam nut
12
Traced pattern (Pattern to be traced
onto the floor using the stabilizer
bracket as a template)
11.
Mark the floor around the edges of both stabilizer brackets.
12.
Mark the plate bolt-down holes that are accessible through the opening in the rear of the rack.
13.
Remove the rack-mounting bolt assemblies.
14.
If you are installing an ac-powered rack, remove the bottom isolator bushing from each of the
leveling feet.
15.
Remove the stabilizer brackets from the marked locations.
16.
Loosen each of the locking screws on the casters.
17.
Move the rack so that it is clear of both areas that were marked on the floor for the stabilizer bracket
locations.
18.
Reposition the stabilizer brackets within the marked areas.
19.
Mark the floor at the center of all holes in both stabilizer brackets.
20.
Remove the two rack-mounting plates from the marked areas.
21.
At the marked location of the threaded rack-mounting bolt holes, drill four clearance holes into the
concrete floor. Each clearance hole should be approximately 1-inch deep. This depth allows the
rack-mounting bolts enough room to protrude past the thickness of the stabilizer brackets.
Figure 6. Securing the rack to the floor
Racks and rack features
7