142 Hardware Maintenance Manual: IBM PC Server/Enterprise Racks
4. You can install other M/PDU family devices next to your Rack PDU using
mounting hardware from both devices.
You can install the Rack PDU vertically in the side of your rack cabinet, or
horizontally within 1U of EIA mounting space in your rack cabinet. The mounting
hardware that comes with this option enables you to install one Rack PDU next to
another in the same mounting space within your rack cabinet.
The following parts come with the Rack PDU:
• One Rack PDU
• One line cord (Some models include both a high voltage and a low voltage line
cord)
• One vertical mounting plate
• One vertical-mounting cable-management bracket
• One horizontal mounting bracket
• One single-device attachment bracket (for horizontal-mount installations)
• One dual-device attachment bracket (for horizontal-mount installations)
• One 1U blank filler panel (for horizontal-mount installations)
• Miscellaneous hardware kit (for attaching brackets and installing the device in a
rack cabinet)
• Cable straps
• Installation documentation
Note: The illustrations in this documentation might be slightly different from your
hardware.
Tool requirements
You will need the following tools to install the Rack PDU:
• A Phillips screwdriver
• A 10-mm nut driver or 10-mm open-end or box wrench
Installation overview
Use the following general steps to install your Rack PDU:
1. Install one or two devices in your rack cabinet
• Install devices vertically in the side of your rack cabinet according
to“Installing devices vertically”, OR
• Install a single device horizontally in your rack cabinet in 1U of available EIA
mounting space according to “Installing a single device horizontally” on page
144, OR
• Install two devices horizontally in your rack cabinet in 1U of available EIA
mounting space according to “Installing two devices horizontally” on page
171.
2. Connect line cords and cables according to “Cabling your PDUs” on page 148.
Installing devices vertically
Use the following procedure to mount the Rack PDU in the side of your rack cabinet: