Rack-Mounting The Switch By Using Front Mounting Brackets - H3C S6520X-SI Series Installation Manual

Rack-mounting the switch by using front mounting brackets

The S6520X-16ST-SI, S6520X-24ST-SI, S6520X-10XT-SI, S6520X-16XT-SI, S6520X-18C-SI,
S6520X-26C-SI, and S6520X-26MC-SI switches support rack mounting by using front mounting
brackets. The following procedure rack-mounts an S6520X-26C-SI switch.
Attaching the front mounting brackets to the switch
Select an installation position for the mounting brackets as required: near the power module
1.
side or port side.
Attach the front mounting brackets to the chassis:
2.
a. Align the round holes in the wide flange of one front mounting bracket with the screw holes
in the chassis. See
b. Use M4 screws (provided with the switch) to attach the front mounting bracket to the
chassis.
c. Repeat the preceding two steps to attach the other front mounting bracket to the chassis.
Figure 6 Attaching the front mounting bracket to the installation position near the port
side
Figure 7 Attaching the front mounting bracket to the installation position near the power
module side
Mounting the chassis in the rack
Wear an ESD wrist strap. Make sure the strap makes good skin contact and is reliably
1.
grounded.
Install cage nuts (user-supplied) in the mounting holes in the rack posts. Make sure the
2.
corresponding cage nuts on the left and right front rack posts are at the same height.
Figure 6 and Figure 7.
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