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Hardware Installation
6.1
Hardware Installation Overview
This chapter describes how to prepare your site for installation and how to prepare and install
the Grid Director 4036E.
The Grid Director 4036E is a 19" rack mounted, 1U high chassis provided with a rail kit
accommodating racks of different depths with a front-to-back distance between mounting rails
of 26" to 36" (660 mm to 914 mm).
Mellanox recommends using the optional Grid Director 4036E Cabling Guide Brackets to
arrange the numerous cables that are connected to a chassis.
6.2
Installation Options
Option 1
– Install the front of the switch facing the front of the rack and with a 5-in.
indentation. This allows AC inlets accessibility from the front of the rack while the power
cables are routed sideways to the power source. Refer to
Option 1
(on page
34
) for more
details.
Option 2
– The rear of the switch (InfiniBand connector side) faces the front of the rack and is
installed in-line with the rack’s front rails. Refer to
Option 2
(on page
40
) for more details.
CAUTION:
Before installing the Grid Director 4036E in a rack, read the sections on
Site Planning
(on
page
31
) and Safety Information to get familiar with proper site and environmental
conditions.
6.2.1
Cooling
For both option 1 and option 2 above, the switch can support both front to rear and rear to front
cooling options, based on the specific part number that was ordered (different fan unit).
6.3
Required Tools
This section lists the materials and tools required for mounting the Grid Director 4036E into a
rack.
Table 15: Material and Tools Required
Quantity
Description
1
Flat-blade screwdriver
1
Phillips screwdriver
1
Measuring tape
8
Floating clip nuts (not provided by Mellanox)
8
Phillips screws (not provided by Mellanox)
