Netgear RD5200 (ReadyDATA 5200) – ReadyDATA 5200 System Empty Chassis with 10G (2 port SFP+ card) Installation Guide

Install the System in a Rack

Use the rack-mount hardware included with your ReadyDATA 5200 or your expansion disk 
array to install it in a rack. 

Note that the left and right rails are not identical. The left rail is marked with a sticker bearing 
the letter L, and the right rail is marked with a sticker bearing the letter R. Each rail has an 
outer rail, a middle rail, and an inner rail. Do not exchange the inner rails of the left and right 
rails.

While installing the system into a rack, keep the ball bearing shuttle locked at the front of the 
middle rail during installation.

A minimum of two people are required for safe installation of the system.

A unit with installed drives can weigh more than 75 pounds. To avoid 
injury or damage to the equipment, perform the rack-mount installation 
with appropriate assistance.

Precautions

Follow these rack-mount precautions:

Ensure that the leveling jacks on the bottom of the rack are fully extended to the floor with 

the full weight of the rack resting on them.

In single-rack installations, stabilizers should be attached to the rack. In multiple-rack 

installations, the racks should be coupled together.

Always make sure the rack is stable before extending a component from the rack.

You should extend only one component at a time; extending two or more simultaneously 

might cause the rack to become unstable.

Review the electrical and general safety precautions that came with the components you 

are adding to your chassis.

Determine the placement of each component in the rack before you install the rails.

Install the heaviest components on the bottom of the rack first, and then work up.

Use a regulating uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to protect the ReadyDATA 5200 

from power surges and voltage spikes and to keep your system operating in case of a 
power failure.

Allow any hot-plug drives and power supply modules to cool before touching them.

Always keep the rack’s front door and all panels and components on the servers closed 

when not servicing them to maintain proper cooling.