Installing The K Chassis - Enterasys K6 Installation Manual

The following peripherals ship separately:
• Line cards
• Fabric cards
• K‐AC‐PS‐1400W power supplies and 15 Amp line (inlet) cords (one per power supply)
• Mid‐mount brackets (2)
• K‐POE‐4BAY PoE shelf
• K‐POE‐CBL‐2M cable
• K‐POE‐4BAY‐RAIL rail kit

Installing the K Chassis

The following sections describe the procedures that you must follow to complete the installation
of the K6 chassis.
Order of Installation
Once you have chosen a suitable site, you can install the K6 chassis as a freestanding or rack
mounted unit. If you are installing a K6 chassis with a K‐POE‐4BAY PoE shelf, ensure that you
have read the precautions in "Precautions" on page 2‐2.
1. For a freestanding installation, install the rubber feet ("Installing Rubber Feet" on page 3‐4).
If you are rack mounting the K6 chassis, start at step
2. (Optional) Install the mid‐mount brackets ("Installing the Mid‐mount Brackets" on page 3‐4).
3. Mount the chassis in a 48.26‐centimeter (19‐inch) rack or other secure location ("Rack
Mounting the K Chassis" on page 3‐5).
4. (Optional) Install the cable management clips ("Installing the Cable Management Clips" on
page 3‐8).
5. Attach the electrostatic discharge wrist strap ("Attaching the Electrostatic Discharge Wrist
Strap" on page 3‐12).
6. Install the AC power supplies ("Installing a Power Supply" on page 3‐13).
7. Install the fabric card ("Installing the Fabric Card" on page 3‐19).
8. Install the line cards ("Installing a Line Card" on page 3‐23).
9. Power up the K6 chassis ("Connecting Power" on page 3‐26).
10. Connect to the COM port ("Connecting to the Fabric Card COM Port for Local Management"
on page 3‐27).
11. Connect to the network ("Connecting the Fabric Card and Line Card to the Network" on
page 3‐29).
If you are using external K‐AC‐PS‐1400W power supplies, installed in the K‐POE‐4BAY PoE shelf,
for additional PoE power, refer to the K‐POE‐4BAY PoE Shelf Hardware Installation Guide for
information on installing the PoE shelf, installing the power supplies, and powering up the power
supplies in the PoE shelf.
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Enterasys K-Series K6 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide 3-3
Installing the K Chassis