Installing The Rackswitch In An Ibm System X Or Power Rack; Installing The Rackswitch In An Ibm System X; Or Power Rack - IBM G8000 Installation Manual

4. Slide the RackSwitch into the rack.
5. Use the M6 washers, screws, and clip nuts to attach the alignment plate. Torque
6. Connect all cables.
7. Initialize the switch, see Chapter 4, "Initializing the RackSwitch," on page 45.

Installing the RackSwitch in an IBM System x

This section provides general information about installing the RackSwitch in anIBM
System Networking adjustable 19" 4-post rail rack (for Power and System x racks).
For information about mounting the RackSwitch in other rack types, see the
following sections:
v "Installing the RackSwitch in a standard equipment rack" on page 20
v "Installing the RackSwitch in an IBM iDataPlex rack" on page 22
The IBM System Networking adjustable 19" 4-post rail mount kit parts must be
purchased separately. The following table lists the parts included in the mounting
kit.
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4
2
3
the screws to approximately 5.7 Nm +/- 0.1 Nm (50 inch-pounds).
4
2
3
Attention: If this is a switch replacement, make sure the VPD is updated to
avoid losing the licensed electronic entitlement data of the RackSwitch. For
more information, see "Configuring Vital Product Data after a switch
replacement" on page 43.
8
10
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or Power rack