Installing The Switch In An Equipment Rack; Using The Optional Slide Rack Mount Kit - Avaya VSP 7200 Series Installing Manual

Installing the switch in an equipment rack

There are two ways to install the switch in an equipment rack. Refer to one of the following sections:
• Slide Rack Mount Kit-This is a separately ordered option that you can use to install your switch
in an equipment racks that range from 300mm to 900mm deep. For installation instructions,
see

Using the optional slide rack mount kit

• Brackets-The switch comes with brackets that you can install on the chassis.
For installation instructions, see
Before you begin
• Ensure that you have a space of 1.75 inches (4.45 centimeters) in height for each switch in an
EIA or IEC-standard 19-inch (48.2-centimeter) equipment rack.
• The rack is bolted to the floor and braced if necessary.
• The rack is grounded to the same grounding electrode used by the power service in the area.
The ground path must be permanent and must not exceed 1 Ohm of resistance from the rack
to the grounding electrode.
About this task
Caution:
When you mount the device in a rack, do not stack units directly on top of one another. You
must secure each unit to the rack with the appropriate mounting brackets. Mounting brackets
cannot support multiple units. For a translation of this statement, see
messages on page 75.
Using the optional slide rack mount kit
The Universal Slide Rack Mount Kit is adjustable so that you can install your switch in equipment
racks of different sizes. Use the following procedures to install your switch in equipment racks with a
depth from 300mm to 900mm.
This kit is a separately ordered item (Part # EC8011002).
Note:
The illustrations show the VSP 7200 as an example, but the instructions apply to any switch in
the Avaya Virtual Services Platform 7200 Series and Avaya Virtual Services Platform 8000
Series.
For instructions see:
• Inventory of slide components
• Installing slides in a 300mm-600mm equipment rack
• Installing slides in a 600mm-900mm equipment rack
• Important notice about rack safety
• Removing the switch from an equipment rack
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Using the supplied bracket
on page 40
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Installing the Avaya VSP 7200 Series
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Installing the switch in an equipment rack
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Translations of safety
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