HP AA-RS2WC-TE, Installation Manual

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Installing and Configuring the Core Switch 2/64
50 Core Switch 2/64 V4.1 Installation Guide
Installing the Core Switch 2/64 in a 9000 Series, 42U Rack
Use the following procedure to install the Core Switch 2/64 in the 9000 Series, or
comparable 42U rack using the 14U Rack Mount Kit supplied with the switch.
Allow approximately 45 minutes to complete this procedure.
Note: These instructions describe how to install the switch in the bottom area of the
rack (section closest to the floor). You may need to orient 14U Rack Mount Kit
hardware based on your particular rack’s configuration.
Attaching the Rack Mount Shelf Brackets
Use these steps to install the rack mount shelf brackets.
Caution: You can install up to two 2/64 switches in the 9000 Series, or
comparable 42U rack.
1. If you have not already done so, remove the chassis door. See the “Removing
the Chassis Door,” instructions listed previously in this chapter.
2. Locate the left and right rack mount shelf brackets. Refer to Figure 4 and
Table 5 to identify the hardware.
3. Loosen the adjusting screws on the left and right rack mount shelf brackets,
and adjust the length of the brackets according to the depth of the rack. See
Figure 6 .
4. Locate the small, round marker holes on the rack rails. Each marker hole
delineates the beginning of one rail unit, or U. Leave 1U of space free at the
bottom of the rack.
5. Count up five square holes from the 1U location. Align the left rack mount
shelf brackets with the fifth square hole.
6. Attache rack mount
a. For rails with round holes; Position the left and right Rack Mount Shelf
Brackets with notched portion toward exhaust aisle (see
Figure 6 ) and
attach to cabinet rails, using six 1/4-20 x 0.500-inch (1.27 cm) screws
with lock washers per bracket (two on the notched end and four on the
other end).