Installing The Silkworm 3800 In An Eia Cabinet - Brocade Communications Systems SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Reference Manual

Installing the SilkWorm 3800 in an EIA Cabinet

These instructions are for installing the SilkWorm 3800 in an EIA cabinet using the Slide Rack
Mount Kit. The rack kit can be installed in two ways:
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SilkWorm 3800 Hardware Reference
To allow the port side of the switch to slide out of the exhaust-air side of the cabinet.
In this installation, the port side of the switch is flush with the edge of the cabinet.
To allow the non-port side of the switch to slide out the cool-air side of the cabinet.
In this installation, the port side of the switch is set three inches back from the edge of the
cabinet, allowing a more gradual bend in the fiber optic cables.
This procedure is written with the assumption that the non-port side of the switch,
which contains the air intake vents, is installed facing the cool-air aisle.
SilkWorm switch and power cords provided with the switch
Slide Rack Mount Kit
Phillips screwdriver, #2, with torque capability
Slotted blade screwdriver, 1/4 inch, with torque capability
Installing and Configuring the SilkWorm 3800
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