Tools Re Quire D For Ins Ta Lla Tion; Ele Ctros Ta Tic Dis Cha Rge (Es D) P Re Ca Utions - Arista 7000 Series Quick Start Manual

To o ls Re quire d fo r Ins tallatio n
Fig ure 2-1: Airflo w Dire c tio n Labe ls
Impo rtant! The powe r input plug-s ocke t combina tion mus t be a cce s s ible a t a ll time s ; it provide s the prima ry
me thod of dis conne cting powe r from the s ys te m.
• Othe r Re quire me nts : S e le ct a s ite whe re liquids or obje cts ca nnot fa ll onto the e quipme nt a nd
fore ign obje cts a re not dra wn into the ve ntila tion hole s . Ve rify the s e guide line s a re me t:
• Cle a ra nce a re a s to the front a nd re a r pa ne ls a llow for unre s tricte d ca bling.
• All front a nd re a r pa ne l indica tors ca n be e a s ily re a d.
• P owe r cords ca n re a ch from the powe r outle t to the conne ctor on the re a r pa ne l.
Impo rtant! All powe r conne ctions mus t be re move d to de -e ne rgize the unit.
2.2 To o ls Re quire d fo r Ins tallatio n
The following tools a nd e quipme nt a re re quire d to ins ta ll the s witch:
• P hillips #1 s cre wdrive r.
• P hillips #3 s cre wdrive r.
• Four s cre ws (two-pos t ra ck mount) tha t fit the e quipme nt ra ck.
• Eight s cre ws (four-pos t ra ck mount) tha t fit the e quipme nt ra ck.
The a cce s s ory kit doe s not include s cre ws for s e cure the s witch to the ra ck. Whe n ins ta lling the s witch
into a ra ck with unthre a de d pos t hole s , nuts a re a ls o re quire d to s e cure the s witch to the ra ck pos ts .
2.3 Ele c tro s tatic Dis c harg e (ES D) Pre c autio ns
Obs e rve the s e guide line s to a void ES D da ma ge whe n ins ta lling or s e rvicing the s witch.
• As s e mble or dis a s s e mble e quipme nt only in a s ta tic-fre e work a re a .
• Us e a conductive work s urfa ce (s uch a s a n a nti-s ta tic ma t) to dis s ipa te s ta tic cha rge .
• We a r a conductive wris t s tra p to dis s ipa te s ta tic cha rge a ccumula tion.
• Minimize ha ndling of a s s e mblie s a nd compone nts .
• Ke e p re pla ce me nt pa rts in the ir origina l s ta tic-fre e pa cka ging.
• Re move a ll pla s tic, foa m, vinyl, pa pe r, a nd othe r s ta tic-ge ne ra ting ma te ria ls from the work a re a .
• Us e tools tha t do not cre a te ES D.
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