Air Flow; Inserting Fim And Fpm Modules - Fortinet FortiGate-7030E System Manual

FortiGate-7030E hardware assembly and rack mounting
Mounting the chassis in a 2-post rack
M4x8 flat head
screws
Left mid mount tray
(attach to the rack
first)

Air flow

For rack installation, make sure that the amount of air flow required for safe operation of the FortiGate-7030E chassis is
not compromised. Make sure that the chassis ventilation openings at the front and back are not blocked by cables or
other components. The recommended minimum clearance at the front of the chassis is 100 mm and the recommended
clearance from the rear of the chassis is 100 mm. This results in a total footprint of 850 mm from front to back.

Inserting FIM and FPM modules

All FortiGate-7030E chassis are shipped with a protective front panel installed in the chassis to protect internal chassis
components. This panel must be removed before you install FIM and FPM modules.
Insert FIM modules into chassis slot 1. Insert FPM modules into chassis slots 3 and 4.
FortiGate-7030E 6.2.3 System Guide
Left mid mount ear
(Attach to the
chassis)
Do not operate the FortiGate-7030E chassis with open slots on the front or back panel. For
optimum cooling performance and safety, each chassis slot must contain an FIM or FPM or
an FIM or FPM blank panel (also called a dummy card). For the same reason, all cooling fan
trays, power supplies or power supply slot covers must be installed while the chassis is
operating.
Right mid mount tray
(attach to the rack first)
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Right mid mount
ear (attach to the
chassis)
M4x8 flat head
screws
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