Cisco MGX 8950 Installation Manual page 14

Installation Procedures
A front view of the mounting rails is shown in
Figure 3-6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
If a component requires more than two screws to install it in the rack or cabinet, install the two bottom
Tip
screws first.
Tip Do not tighten the screws completely (maybe half of a turn) until all components are mounted to the rack.
Otherwise, the tolerances in the screw mounting holes can go against you and make it impossible to put
the screws in a piece of equipment you install later. Once all the rack mounted components are in, tighten
all of the screws.
Make sure that mounting the equipment does not create a hazardous condition due to uneven
Caution
mechanical loading. The equipment rack should be securely supported.
Cisco MGX 8950 Hardware Installation Guide
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Rack Mounting Dimensions, Front View
17.750"
Minimum
between rails
MGX 8950
Chapter 3
Figure 3-6.
22.750"
13 RMUs
Release 3, Part Number 78-14147-02 Rev. A0, November 2002
Installing a Cisco MGX 8950