Grounding The Switch; Grounding The Switch With A Grounding Strip - HP FlexFabric 12900 series Installation Manual

2. Use at least four people to lift the switch by using the handles or supporting the bottom of the
chassis until the bottom of the switch is a little higher than the slide rails on the rack.
HP recommends that you use a mechanical lift for moving your switch.
3. Place the switch on the slide rails and slide the switch along the slide rails until the mounting
brackets on the switch touch the front rack posts, as shown in callout 1 on
4. Attach the chassis to the rack with mounting screws.
Figure 13 Installing the chassis to the rack
(1) Slide the chassis into the rack
If the mounting holes in the mounting brackets cannot align with the cage nuts on the rack, verify that the
bottom edge of the slide rail aligns with the middle of the narrower metal area between holes and that
the cage nuts are installed in the correct holes.

Grounding the switch

CAUTION:
Before you use the switch, connect the grounding cable correctly to guarantee lightning protection and
anti-interference of the switch.

Grounding the switch with a grounding strip

CAUTION:
Use the supplied grounding cable (yellow-green grounding cable).
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Connect the grounding cable to the earthing system in the equipment room. Do not connect it to a fire
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main or lightning rod.
(2) Fasten the screws
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Figure 13.