Flush-Rear (Recessed) Mounting; Attaching The Front Brackets To The Rear Of The Device; Attaching The Rear Brackets To The Rack Posts - IBM Storage Networking SAN128B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Figure 8. Attaching the rear brackets to the rack posts
1. Screws, 10-32 x 5/8-in., panhead Phillips
2. Retainer nuts, 10-32

Flush-rear (recessed) mounting

The flush-rear (recessed) mounting is similar to the flush-front mounting except that the brackets are
reversed on the device.
CAUTION:
The device must be turned off and disconnected from the fabric during this procedure.
Note: The illustrations in the rack installation procedures show a 1U device, but the instructions are the
same for a 2U device. The illustrations in the rack installation procedures are for reference only and may
not show the actual device.
Complete the following tasks to install the device in a four-post rack:

1. Attaching the front brackets to the rear of the device

2. Attaching the extensions to the front of the device
3. Installing the device in the rack
4. Attaching the rear brackets to the extensions at the front of the device
5. Attaching the rear brackets to the front rack posts
Attaching the front brackets to the rear of the device
About this task
Note: In this installation, the brackets are named as listed in the parts list even though the installation of
the brackets is reversed from the flush-front installation.
Complete the following steps to attach the front brackets to the rear of the device.
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Mounting the switch