2-Post Rack Mount Installation; Installing The Chassis On To The Rack Mount Rail Assembly - Enterasys 7100G Series Hardware Installation Manual

1. Face the front (cool air) side of the rack (callout 1) with the air intake side of the chassis
(callout 2) facing you.
2. Slide the chassis with the installed adapter plates onto the rack mount rails until the adapter
plate ear (callout 3) meets the middle screw hole (callout 4) of the rack mount rail.
3. Secure the chassis with one screw or fastener appropriate to your rack in each of two adapter
plate ear screw holes.
A flange (callout 6), towards the back of each rail assembly secures the back side of the chassis
adapter plate in place. If needed, loosen the two screws (callout 8) that secure the rear of the
rail assembly to the rack and adjust the rail assembly position for best fit or alignment.
Retighten the two screws.
Figure C-5
1 Rack front (cool air inlet)
2 Rack specific screw (2)
3 Chassis air intake side
4 Adapter plate ear

2-Post Rack Mount Installation

The rack mount option kit supports two configurations for a 2-post rack installation:
• A 3 inch or 7.25 inch post flush mount configuration
• A mid-mount configuration
The option of recessing the chassis up to 1.5 inches is also supported for each configuration (see
"Installing the Adapter
Figure C-6
supported air flow directions for a 3 inch post installation. The same configurations apply to a 7.25
inch post installation. The recessed chassis configurations are not displayed.

Installing the Chassis on to the Rack Mount Rail Assembly

Plates" on page C-3). Both air flow directions are supported.
on page C-8 displays the 2-post rack flush mount and mid-mount configurations for
5 Rail assembly middle screw hole
6 Rail assembly flange
7 Rear rack post
8 Rail assembly to rack screws
Enterasys 7100G-Series Hardware Installation Guide C-7
2-Post Rack Mount Installation