Installing The Cisco Cbr In A Four-Post Rack - Cisco cBR Series Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Cisco cBR Chassis
Install the chassis installation handle
4.
Warning To prevent physical injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions
to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• If you have to mount only one unit in the rack, mount it at the bottom of the rack.
• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the
• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the
Procedure
Command or Action
Step 1 Rack mount the chassis by securing the rack-mount brackets
to two posts or mounting strips in the rack.

Installing the Cisco cBR in a Four-Post Rack

Step 1 Ensure that all screw-fasteners on the installed components are securely tightened on the chassis.
Step 2 Ensure that your path to the rack is unobstructed.
If the rack is on wheels, ensure that the brakes are engaged or the rack is stabilized.
Step 3
With two or more people, lift the chassis (partially unloaded) into position between the rack posts and rest it on the chassis
installation bracket.
The chassis can be lifted using the installation handle, the two large side handles, the handles at the rear Power entry area,
or by placing your hands under the bottom of the chassis. With the installation handle installed, you can tilt up the chassis
in the front to get your hands underneath the chassis.
heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
unit in the rack.
(optional).
Purpose
Use at least four rack-mount screws on each side to fasten
the two rack-mount brackets to the rack posts because the
rack-mount brackets support the weight of the entire chassis.
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