Four-P Os T Ra Ck Mount; Atta Ching Mounting Bra Cke Ts To The Cha S S Is - Arista 7000 Series Quick Start Manual

Fo ur-Po s t Rac k Mo unt
3.2 Fo ur-Po s t Rac k Mo unt
The s witch is mounte d onto a four-pos t ra ck by a s s e mbling two ra ils onto the re a r pos ts , s liding the
s witch onto the ra ils , the n s e curing the s witch to the front pos t.
The ins ta lla tion kit provide s the following four-pos t mounting pa rts :
• 2 mounting bra cke ts
• 2 ra ils
• 12 M4x5 fla t he a d P hillips s cre ws
Re fe r to Figure 3-1 on pa ge 7
The s witch s upports a ny mounting pos ition whe re a t le a s t thre e s e ts of s cre ws a tta ch e a ch mounting
bra cke t to the s witch cha s s is .
Figure 3-7
bra cke t mount configura tion e xa mple .
Fig ure 3-7: Brac ke t Mo unt Example s fo r Fo ur-Po s t Rac k Mo unt
Fig ure 3-8: Impro pe r Brac ke t Mo unt Example fo r Fo ur-Po s t Rac k Mo unt
3.2.1

Atta ching Mounting Bra cke ts to the Cha s s is

To a tta ch mounting bra cke ts to the s witch cha s s is , pe rform this proce dure :
S te p 1 Align the mounting bra cke ts with the cha s s is to obta in the de s ire d mounting pos ition.
S te p 2 Atta ch the bra cke ts with s ix M4x5 fla t he a d P hillips s cre ws pe r bra cke t, us ing a #1 P hillips
s cre wdrive r.
S pa ce the s cre ws e ve nly, s e pa ra ting the m with the wide s t pos s ible dis ta nce .
pa ge 11
10
a nd
dis pla ys prope r bra cke t mount configura tion e xa mple s .
dis pla ys s cre w pla ce me nt for the front mount a nd ce nte r mount pos itions .
Figure 3-2 on pa ge 8 for a de s cription of the mounting bra cke ts .
Quick S ta rt Guide : 7000 S e rie s 1 RU-Ge n 2 Da ta Ce nte r S witche s
Rac k Mo unting the S witc h
Figure 3-8 dis pla ys a n imprope r
Figure 3-9 on