Installing The Switch In A Cabinet With Insufficient Front Clearance - Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco MDS 9148S Switch
Step 5
Insert the switch into the rack:
a.
b.
Step 6
Stabilize the switch in the rack by attaching the front rack-mount brackets to the front rack-mounting
rails:
a.
b.
If you are installing the optional cable guides, place the cable guides in front of the front rack-mount
brackets, and then pass the screws through the cable guides, front rack-mount brackets, and mounting
rail. You can install one or both cable guides; if installing a single cable guide, it can be installed on
either side.
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Installing the Switch in a Cabinet with Insufficient Front
Clearance
This section describes how to use the rack-mount kit provided with the switch to install the Cisco MDS
9148S switch into a cabinet with insufficient front-facing clearance. The Cisco MDS 9148S switch is
installed rear-facing to provide adequate clearance for the fiber-optic cables. This cabinet meets the
requirements described in
three-inch clearance between the inside of the front door or bezel panel and the front cabinet mounting
rails. This rear-facing installation is necessary to ensure that the minimum bend radius for the fiber-optic
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By using both hands, position the switch with the back of the switch between the front
rack-mounting rails as shown in
Align the two C brackets on either side of the switch with the slider rails installed in the rack. Slide
the C brackets onto the slider rails, and then gently slide the switch all the way into the rack. If the
switch does not slide easily, try realigning the C brackets on the slider rails.
Insert two screws (12-24 or 10-32, depending on rack type) and through the cage nuts and the holes
in one of the front rack-mount brackets and into the threaded holes in the rack-mounting rail.
Repeat for the front rack-mount bracket on the other side of the switch.
Attaching the Switch to the Rack
Appendix 1, "Cabinet and Rack Installation,"

Installing the Switch in a Cabinet with Insufficient Front Clearance

Figure 2-3.
Cisco MDS 9148S Multilayer Switch Hardware Installation Guide
except the cabinet has less than
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