Chapter 2: Installation; Getting Started; Supplied With The Console Switch; Rack Mounting The Console Switch - IBM 09N4290 User Manual

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Getting Started

Before installing the console switch, refer to the following list to ensure you have all of the items
that were shipped with the console switch as well as other items necessary for proper installation.

Supplied with the console switch

• Console switch
• Power cord
• Rack mounting hardware (includes rack mounting brackets)
• Documentation CD
• Quick Installation Guide
• 1U filler panel
Additional items needed
• One IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (PS/2 or USB) per attached server
• One IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (PS/2) per attached switch
• One Phillips screwdriver

Rack Mounting the Console Switch

Before installing the console switch and other components in the rack (if not already installed),
stabilize the rack in a permanent location. Install the equipment starting at the bottom of the rack,
then work to the top. Avoid uneven loading or overloading of racks.

Vertical installation in the side of a rack

1. Remove the screws on each side of the console switch.
2. Line up the small holes of the L-shaped brackets with the screw holes in the switch.
3. With a Phillips screwdriver, fasten the mounting brackets to the switch using two 8/32" x 1/2"
pan-head screws on each side.
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