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628 Chapter 17 Hardware procedures
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Installing short adapter brackets on the front of the rack
Install short adapter brackets on the front uprights of a 23-inch EIA rack to
maintain the cable path to the top of the rack for a Passport 15000 or 20000.
Prerequisites
• You must be familiar with “Safety considerations and best practices”
(page 53).
• The short adapter brackets are included in switch hardware kits NTQS04
for a Passport 15000 or NTQH04 for a Passport 20000. To install short
adapter brackets on the front uprights, you need these parts:
— 3 left short adapter brackets with part number P0918823
— 3 right short adapter brackets with part number P0918824)
— 2 thread-forming10-mm (3/8-in.) hex-head screws per adapter
bracket (from a pack labelled P097F814)
• Rear adapter brackets must be mounted on the front of the rack uprights
above the BIP.
Procedure steps
1 On the front of the rack upright, locate the pairs of holes that align with the
top 3 short adapter brackets that are already installed on the rear uprights
as shown in the figure “A shelf assembly of a Passport 20000 in a rack,
rear view” (page 627).
2 Loosely fasten the 3 left and 3 right short adapter brackets onto the front
of the rack uprights at these mirrored positions. Use the thread-forming
10-mm (3/8-in.) hex-head screws from pack P097F814 through each of
the holes.
3 Tighten all screws to snug plus a 1/4 turn.