• Open door as far as it will open.
• Disconnect the grounding wire on the inside hinge side of the door. There is a spade connector in the middle that should pull apart easily.
• Gently lift up on the door

Attaching A Door

• Lift the door and place the hinges in matching grooves.
• Lower the door into the holes making sure that all hinges are firmly in position.
• Reconnect the grounding wire by pushing the male end of the spade connector into the female end.

Removing A Side Panel

• Use the rack keys to unlock the side panel.
• Pull the siding latch directly below the key hole.
• Tilt the side panel away from the rack and lift up to remove.

Attaching A Side Panel

• Slide the bottom portion of the side panel into the ridge on the rack.
• Tilt the top of the side panel up until it latches securely into the rack.
• Lock the side panel using the key.

Shock Pallet

Fully assembled racks can weigh up to 2000 pounds! Use extreme caution unpacking and moving. Fully assembled clusters are shipped on shock pallets. These pallets have a layer of shock absorbing foam built in to protect the rack, and its contents, from shock and vibration. Also included are ramps to remove the rack from the pallet. If the ramps are missing do not attempt to remove the rack from the pallet by other means; Immediately contact Advanced Clustering to obtain replacement ramps.

• Using the box cutter, carefully cut the plastic stretch wrap and remove it from the rack.
• The ramps are covered in plain cardboard. Remove them from the side of the rack and remove the cardboard.
• Locate the holes on the top surface of the pallet and place the metal tabs of the ramps in to holes. The ramps must be fully inserting and align flush with the top of the pallet.
• There are brackets located along the bottom edge of the rack on the front and back sides. Use the 1/2″ wrench or socket to remove the bolts and brackets. Retain these bolts and brackets.
• Do not push the rack from the top, it can tip over! Slowly roll the rack toward the ramps taking care to line the casters up in the middle of the ramp.
• Carefully roll the rack down the ramps.

Standard Pallet

A rack with rails and cables can be up to 500 pounds! You will need at least three people to remove a rack from a standard pallet.

• Clusters that are to be assembled on site are shipped on standard packing pallet. The rack will have the sliding rails, cables and other accessories installed.
• To reduce weight remove the doors and side panels.
• There are brackets located along the bottom edge of the rack on the front and back sides. Use the 1/2″ wrench or socket to remove the bolts and brackets. Retain these bolts and brackets.
• Carefully lift the rack then slide the pallet from underneath.
• Gently place the rack down on the floor.

Releasing Cables Tied For Shipment

To prevent damage during shipping, some of the pre-installed cables will be bundled up and secured to the rack. These will be attached with black, white, or green zip ties that have not been trimmed. There will be a long “tail” hanging from the zip tie.

To release the cables from the zip tie, use the diagonal cutters to cut the zip tie. Be careful to avoid cutting the cables and cut the zip tie between two cables.

Unpacking Nodes

Unpacking cluster nodes will require at least two people. A box cutter will also be required. Please retain at least one box for each type of node. In the event that warranty service is needed, the original box will be required to protect the node from damage.

• If the nodes are on a pallet they will be covered in plastic stretch wrap. There may also be nylon straps holding the boxes to the pallet. Using a box cutter, carefully cut any straps and remove the stretch wrap.
• Working with one node at a time, remove a box from the stack on place it on the ground. Cut the tape sealing the box with a box cutter. Take care to not cut too deep.
• Open the inner box.
• Lift the cardboard panel out of the box.
• With one person per side lift the node up and out of the inner box