Installing Front Rack Mount Brackets For Cabinets With 26 Inches Or Greater Of Rail Spacings - Cisco MDS 9100 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco MDS 9100 Series
Installing Front Rack-Mount Brackets for Cabinets with 26 Inches or Greater of
Rail Spacings
The front rack-mount brackets for the Cisco MDS 9100 Series switch must be installed onto the switch
prior to installing the switch into the cabinet. Follow these steps for cabinets with front-mounting rail to
rear-mounting rail spacings greater or equal to 26 inches.
Install the front rack-mount brackets as follows:
Step 1
a.
b.
Install the C brackets as follows:
Step 2
Note
a.
b.
Figure 2-8
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Position one of the front rack-mount brackets against the side of the switch and align the screw holes
as shown in Figure 2-8. Then attach the bracket to the switch with the three M4 screws originally
provided with the bracket.
Repeat with the other front-rack mount bracket on the other side of the switch.
Two C brackets are shipped preinstalled on the switch, using three M3 screws per bracket. This
installation step is only necessary if the C brackets were removed.
Position one of the C brackets against the side of the switch and align the screw holes as shown in
Figure 2-8. Then attach the bracket to the switch with the three M3 screws originally provided with
the bracket.
Repeat with the other C bracket on the other side of the switch.
Front Rack-Mount Brackets and C Brackets Installed on the Cisco MDS 9100 Series
Front rack-mount bracket
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C bracket
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