Keysight Technologies Y1218A Installation Note

Keysight Y1218A Cable Tray Kit Installation Note
This installation note contains procedures for installing the Y1218A Rack Mount
Kit for the Keysight M9018A 18-slot PXIe Chassis in an Keysight rack. The
Y1218A Cable Tray kit allows you to route instrument cables and wires under the
M9018A chassis. The cable tray kit can be used when the mainframe is on a
bench top or when mounted in a rack. The tray is compatible with the Y1217A
Rack Mount Rail Kit, and the Y1215A Flush Mount and Y1216A Recessed Mount
Rack Adapter kits.

Parts List

The parts included with each cable tray kit are shown in the following table (note
that not all parts listed are available as field-replaceable parts):
Part Number
M9018-00115
0515-0380
5041-8801

General Rack Mounting Guidelines

To rack mount the M9018A chassis, follow these guidelines:
1 Always begin installing the chassis and heavy instruments at the bottom of
2 Anti-tipping feet, if available with the rack, should always be extended.
3 The heaviest instrument or chassis should always be mounted at the bottom
4 For maximum cooling and optimum rack thermal efficiency, place the
5 If instruments or modules in the chassis are consuming maximum power, 1U
If you ordered the Y1217A Rail Kit or the Y1215A or Y1216A rack
mount adapters, install the cable tray kit before rack mounting
the M9018A chassis.
Description
Cable Tray
M4 x 0.7 10mm Torx T20 Pan Head Screws for attaching the tray
to the M9018A chassis
Plastic feet to (optionally) attach to the bottom of the cable tray
the rack and work up. This maintains a lower center of gravity and reduces the
possibility of the rack tipping.
of the rack.
instrument or chassis with the greatest power consumption towards the top of
the rack. This promotes efficient cooling since heat rises when placed nearer
to the top of the rack, high power instruments will not unnecessarily heat
other instruments. However, in doing this, do not violate the guideline that
the heaviest instruments should be placed at the bottom of the rack.
of rack space is required for ventilation below the M9018A chassis.
Quantity
1
4
4