DS8000 Service Documentation Version 7.5

Removing orange shipping brackets

Procedure

  1. If there is an orange shipping bracket at the rear of a storage enclosure, remove it.
    1. At the rear of the rack, remove the nylock nut  1  that attaches the orange shipping bracket to the left and right horizontal rails. See Figure 1.
    2. Slide the bracket away from the storage enclosure so the middle support cross pin  2  disengages from the slot. See Figure 1.
      Figure 1. Storage enclosure shipping bracket
      Storage enclosure shipping bracket
    3. Reinstall the nylock nuts.
    4. Store the brackets on unused storage enclosure rails, if available. See Figure 2
      Figure 2. Storing the storage enclosure brackets (front view)
      Storing the storage enclosure brackets (front view)
  2. Go to Checking cables.