Rack-Mounting; Removing Screws From The Switch - Cisco ME 3400 Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Switch

Rack-Mounting

To install the switch in a 19-inch, 23-inch, 24-inch rack, or a European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI) rack (24-inch racks and ETSI racks require optional mounting hardware), follow the
instructions described in these procedures.
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To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
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precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to
ensure your safety:
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Installing the switch in a 24-inch rack requires an optional bracket kit that is not included with the
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switch. You can order a kit containing the 24-inch rack-mounting brackets and hardware from Cisco.
The kit part number is RCKMNT-1RU= (700-12398-XX).

Removing Screws from the Switch

If you plan to install the switch in a rack, you must first remove the screws in the switch chassis so that
you can attach the mounting brackets.
Cisco ME switch.
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Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Removing Screws from the Switch, page 2-6
Attaching Brackets to the Switch, page 2-7
Mounting the Switch in a Rack, page 2-13
This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the heaviest
component at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the unit in
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Removing Screws from the Cisco ME Switch
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Figure 2-1 shows how to remove the chassis screws in a
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