Rack Mounting for 5000, 6000, 7000, TE100X, and Smart-1 405/410 Appliances
Rack Mounting for 5000, 6000, 7000, TE100X, and Smart-1 405/410 Appliances | 5
Rack Mounting for 5000, 6000, 7000, TE100X,
and Smart-1 405/410 Appliances
Check Point appliances are mounted in racks with fixed rails or telescopic (sliding) rails depending on the
appliance model.
These Check Point appliances come equipped by default with fixed rails:
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5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600
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6200, 6400, and 6500
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Smart-1 405 and Smart-1 410
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TE100X
Alternatively, these appliances can be installed with telescopic rails (as an optional accessory) instead of
the default fixed rails.
The telescopic rails are designed to be used with these Check Point appliance models:
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5800 and 5900
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6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000
General Requirements for Racks
Check Point 1U appliances are designed for a standard 19-inch (48.26 cm) rack (see specification EIA-310-
D). The telescopic rails are designed for racks with these specifications:
Minimum Depth
Maximum Depth
SKU
22 inches
(55.9 cm)
32 inches
(81.3 cm)
CPAC-RAIL-5000
CPAC-RAIL-6000
CPAC-RAIL-6000/7000
24 inches
(61 cm)
36 inches
(91.4 cm)
CPAC-RAIL-EXT-5000
CPAC-RAIL-EXT-6000
CPAC-RAIL-EXT-6000/7000
Front and rear rack doors must have equally distributed holes on at least 65% of the surface area to give
sufficient airflow. Make sure that the racks have sufficient clearance to service the Check Point appliances
that are mounted on telescopic rails.
The telescopic rails can be used with racks that have round holes or square holes.
Rack
Side
Clearance Requirement
Front
36 in (91.4 cm) plus additional clearance, if necessary, for the mechanical lift used to move
the appliance and rails equipment.
Rear
16 in (40.6 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance without the rear cabinet door
22 in (55.9 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance with the rear cabinet door
