Before You Begin; Collect The Required Items; Verify The Kit Contents - HP 8/20q Installation Instructions

Before you begin

WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal
injury or damage to the equipment, ensure the
following:
• In single-rack installations, stabilizing feet
are attached to the rack.
• In multiple-rack installations, racks are
coupled together.
• Leveling jacks on the rack are extended to
the floor.
• The full weight of the rack rests on the
leveling jacks.
• Heavy items, such as uninterruptible
power supplies and hard drive storage
enclosures, are installed near the bottom
of the rack.
• Similar components are installed next to
each other in the rack. Because devices
are of differing depths, this facilitates
maintenance and service tasks.
• Only one device in a rack is extended at
a time. A rack may become unstable if
more than one device is extended.
CAUTION:
• For proper airflow, the SFP+ media side
(port side) of the device must face the front
of the rack. Mounting the switch in this
direction allows air to enter from the front
of the rack (SFP-port side of switch) and
exit through the back of the rack
(power-supply side of switch). This
prevents overheating, which may cause
equipment in the rack to fail.
• Provide a minimum of 63.5 cm (25 in)
clearance in front of the rack to allow the
doors to open fully, and 76.2 cm (30 in)
in back of the rack to allow for servicing
and airflow.
• If the device is mounted in a closed rack
or there are multiple rack-mounted
devices, make sure that the operating
temperature inside the rack enclosure
does not exceed the maximum rated
ambient temperature.
• Multiple rack-mounted devices connected
to the same AC supply circuit may
overload that circuit or the AC supply
wiring. Consider the power source
capacity and the total power usage of all
switches on the circuit.
• Reliable grounding in the rack must be
maintained.

Collect the required items

NOTE:
one technician.
Locate the following items and set them aside:
• 8/20q or SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch
8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch
•
rack-mount kit
Smaller items, such as screws, ship in plastic
bags in the kit. See
Required tools:
• #2 Phillips screwdriver
• 7/16-inch wrench

Verify the kit contents

Check the contents of the 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre
Channel Switch rack-mount kit shipping carton to
verify that all required parts and hardware are
available (Table
Table 1 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch
rack-mount kit hardware
Item Description
Two (2) rear mounting brackets
Two (2) switch rails
One (1) filler panel (optional), see
step
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The rack-mount kit installation requires
Table 1.
1).
7.