Attaching Mounting Brackets To The Four-Post Chassis; Assembling The Rails Onto The Equipment Rack - Arista 7050 Series Quick Start Manual

1 Bracket not attached
by at least 5 pins
3.2.1

Attaching Mounting Brackets to the Four-Post Chassis

The following image displays the front bracket alignment for mounting the switch into a four-post rack.
This procedure attaches mounting brackets to the switch chassis as depicted by
the Mounting Brackets to the Switch Chassis
1. Align the mounting brackets with the attachment pins to obtain the desired mounting position.
2. Place the bracket flush on the chassis with attachment pins protruding through key-openings.
3. Slide the bracket toward the front flange until the bracket clip locks with an audible click.
To remove the mounting bracket from the chassis, lift the front edge of the mounting bracket clip
with a flathead screwdriver and slide the bracket away from the front flange (opposite from the
installation direction).
3.2.2

Assembling the Rails onto the Equipment Rack

Rail-rods and rail-slides assemble into two identical rails. Each rail connects a front post to a rear post.
When the rails are installed, the switch slides on the rails into the rack. Each bracket includes a screw
that attaches the switch to the rail.
Each end of an assembled rail contains two rack plugs
Brackets to the Switch Chassis
slots. When installing rails into posts with threaded or rounded holes, remove all plugs located on both
sides of the assembled rails, then install the rails with bolts that fit the rack.
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Figure 7: Improper Bracket Mount Example for Four-Post Rack Mount
Figure 8: Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Switch Chassis
). The rails are installed into a rack by inserting the plugs into rack
.
(Figure 9: Attaching the Four-Post Mounting
Figure 4: Attaching