Brocade Communications Systems MLX Series Hardware Installation Manual page 86

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Installing a Brocade MLX-16 router
You can install up the three Brocade MLX-16 routers in a standard 19-inch (EIA310-D) rack. It is
recommended that you install your router in a rack before you install any router components.
You can install the routers in either a front-mount configuration (using the factory-installed
mounting brackets) or a mid-mount configuration. For a mid-mount configuration, simply remove
the factory-installed mounting brackets from the front edges of the device and re-attach them to
the center sides of the device using the pre-drilled holes.
Follow these steps to mount a Brocade MLX-16 router in a rack.
NOTE
You must provide standard #12-24 pan-head screws to mount each router in a rack. You will need a
Phillips screwdriver to perform this task.
1. Determine the position of each router in the rack. For example, place routers with the fewest
2. Position four mounting screws for each router according to the spacings of the keyhole slots
FIGURE 51
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3. Starting at the bottom of the rack, mount the router as shown in
FIGURE 52
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modules near the top of the rack, routers with more modules near the middle of the rack, and
fully populated routers near the bottom of the rack.
(the ones with the narrow portion pointing up) on the mounting brackets, as shown in
Figure 51. When tightening the mounting screws, leave approximately 1/4 inch of clearance
between the back of the screw head and the rack posts.
Positioning the mounting screws in the rack posts
Unequal flange equipment rack
people lifting the router, slip the wide portion of each keyhole slot over the corresponding
mounting screw in the rack post.
Mounting the Brocade MLX-16 router in a rack
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Figure 52. With two or more
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