Installation Manual
H3C S5500-SI Complete Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 3 Installing the Switch
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Chapter 3 Installing the Switch
Caution:
When you ask your sales agent to maintain the switch, you must ensure that the
dismantlement-preventive seal on a mounting screw of the H3C switch chassis is intact.
If you want to open the chassis, you should contact the agent for permission. Otherwise,
you will bear any consequence resulted from your actions without permission.
3.1 Rack-Mounting the Switch
3.1.1 Cabinet Mounting
You can install a switch into a 19-inch standard cabinet in one of the following four
ways:
z
Use front mounting ears
z
Use front mounting ears and a tray
z
Use front mounting ears and rear mounting ears
z
Use front mounting ears and guide rails
The installation methods of a switch depend on the depth and width of the switch. For
the specific installation methods, see Table 3-1.
Table 3-1
Installation methods for a switch with a width of 440 mm (17.3 in)
Method
Depth
Use front
mounting
ears
Use front and
rear mounting
ears
Use front
mounting
ears and a
tray
Use front
mounting
ears and
guide rails
300 mm (11.8 in)
√
—
√
√
420 mm (16.5 in)
—
√
√
√