Installing A 5120 Ei Switch In A 19-Inch Rack; Mounting Brackets - HP 5120 EI Series Installation Manual

Installing a 5120 EI switch in a 19-inch rack

You can install a 5120 EI switch in a 19-inch standard rack by using different mounting positions.
6 shows the installation methods available for the switches of different depths.
Table 6 Installation methods
Chassis
5120-24G EI (2 slots)
5120-24G EI TAA (2 slots)
5120-48G EI (2 slots)
5120-48G EI TAA (2 slots)
5120-24G EI
5120-48G EI
5120-24G-PoE+ EI (2 slots)
5120-24G-PoE+ EI TAA (2 slots)
5120-48G-PoE+ EI (2 slots)
5120-48G-PoE+ EI TAA (2 slots)
NOTE:
For a switch with a 420 mm (16.54 in) of depth, the front mounting brackets are not weight-bearing.

Mounting brackets

Figure 30 Front mounting bracket
1
(1) Hole for attaching to a rack (by using an M6 screw)
(2) Hole for attaching to the switch chassis
Use front
mounting
Depth
brackets
only
Yes (see
"Rack-mounti
300 mm ng by using
(11.81 in) only front
mounting
brackets"
420 mm
No
(16.54 in)
2
17
Use front mounting
brackets and a rack
shelf
Yes (see
"Rack-mounting by
using front mounting
brackets and a rack
shelf")
Yes (see
"Rack-mounting by
using front mounting
brackets and a rack
shelf")
Table
Use front and
rear mounting
brackets
No
Yes (see
"Rack-mounting
by using front
and rear
mounting
brackets")