We finished the loading of the racks on Friday. All the systems in the old rack are operational. The new rack still needs to be wired for power and network. The systems will then need to be powered on.
There were several challenges during the install of the systems.
* The suns were just beasts to get into place. It's worth noting that there face plates have some missing/broken screws so care should be taken if you need to open the front of the units. Grab the left face-plate holding on to the plastic "handle" from underneath. This is the left of center. Pull straight out and the units will open. If you have questions....ask.
* The Dell 2450s installed nicely. The RapidRails are well worth the expense if you value time and don't want to spend it screwing rails into a cabinet. The rails are easy to install. The system is easy to rest into the rails, and the system slides nicely on the rails.
* The spare 1650 was installed in the new rack.
* The rack keyboard/monitor was difficult to install primarily because the locking tabs had locked themselves into place and were hidden inside the outer rail. Remove the system and paying close attention during the reinstalled resolved the problem
* The wires in the old rack were tied up and cleand up reasonably well. They __don't__ alow for pulling the systems out with the wires in place. You'll need to disconnect the wires if you want to pull a system forward.
