Installing The Chassis - Avaya P550R Installation Manual

Chapter 1
Preventing
Electrostatic
Discharge

Installing the Chassis

Rack Mounting
the System
WARNING
WARNING
1-4
To prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) from damaging the module
components:
1. Always wear a grounded electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist
strap (not supplied) when installing and removing modules
from the switch chassis. Ground the other end of the ESD
strap by attaching it to the chassis.
2. Ground the chassis. The unit is grounded through the power
cord when it is connected between the unit and the primary
power source.
3. Lay out the static-dissipative work surface (ESD mat) on a flat
surface.
* Note: Avaya does not supply the required ESD mat.
4. Connect the ground cord assembly to the ESD mat and to the
ground plug on the switch fan tray.
The system can be installed by:
Rack Mounting the System
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Installing the System on a Table Top
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To install the switch in a rack:
To avoid physical injury, three people are required to safely install
the switch in a rack: two to lift the system into place, and a third to
screw the system to the rack using a Phillips-head screwdriver. A
fully-loaded P550R/P580 switch weighs 60 kg (130 lbs). A fully
loaded P880/P882 switch weighs 80 kg (182 lbs).
Do not use the handles on the power supplies or fan assembly to lift
the system.
1. Install the two rack mount flanges from the rack installation
kit to the sides of the switch
Avaya P550R/P580/P880/P882 MultiService Switch Installation Guide, v5.3
(Figure 1-2).