Installing The Shelf Bracket Kit Into A Two-Post Telco Rack - Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Installing the Shelf Bracket Kit into a Two-Post Telco Rack

Figure B-1
Figure B-1
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1 Rack-mounting rail (2x)
2 Shelf bracket (2x)
To install the shelf brackets in a two-post telco rack, follow these steps:
Step 1 Position a shelf bracket inside a rack-mounting rail as shown in
front of the shelf bracket with the holes in the rack-mounting rail. Then attach the shelf bracket to the
rack-mounting rail using a minimum of four 12-24 or 10-24 screws.
Note
Step 2 Repeat with the other shelf bracket.
Step 3 Verify that the shelf brackets are at the same height (using the level or tape measure as desired).
Attach the crossbar to the rear of the shelf brackets as shown in
Step 4
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shows the installation of the shelf bracket kit into a two-post telco rack.

Installing the Shelf Bracket Kit into a Two-Post Telco Rack

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The bottom hole of the shelf bracket should align with the bottom hole of a rack unit on the
rack-mounting rail (the hole immediately above the 1/2-in. spacing).
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket
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3 10-32 screws (2x)
4 Crossbar
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Figure B-1. Align the screw holes at the
Figure B-1, using the 10-32 screws.
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