Rack Mounting And Cabling The Wave-7541, Wave-7571, And Wave-8541 - Cisco 7541 Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Installing the WAVE-7541, WAVE-7571, and WAVE-8541
Rack Mounting and Cabling the WAVE-7541, WAVE-7571,
and WAVE-8541
Note
Rack-mounting the WAVE-7541, WAVE-7571, and WAVE-8541 appliance is supported in a 4-post rack
only.
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you
Warning
must take special precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The
following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• 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 the rack.
Follow these steps to mount the WAVE appliance in a 4-post rack:
Step 1
Prepare for installation by reading
have the correct tools and rack-mount hardware necessary for the installation.
Step 2
Attach the front rack mount brackets (item #1 in
in Table
Step 3
Attach the rear rack mount holder brackets (item #2 in
(item #5 in
Note
3-1). (See Figure 3-1.)
Table 3-1).
The front arrow must point toward the front of the chassis.
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Rack Mounting and Cabling the WAVE-7541, WAVE-7571, and WAVE-8541

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Rack-Mounting Parts, Tools, and
Table 3-1) using the six front bracket screws (item #4
Table 3-1) using the six rear bracket holder screws
Considerations) and verify that you
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