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Chapter 1
1. System Installation
This chapter describes how to unpack and install your Altix 450 system. Specifically, the
following topics are covered:
• “System Installation Overview” on page 2
• “Safety Precautions” on page 3
• “Installing a Rack” on page 6
• “Unpacking and Inspecting Modules” on page 22
• “Installing the IRUs in a Rack” on page 24
• “NUMAlink Cabling the System IRUs” on page 29
• “Cabling the System IRUs to a Power Source” on page 31
If you have arranged to have your system installed and set up by SGI professional services
personnel, you can skip this chapter and go on to Chapter 2, “Operation Procedures”.