Installation guide

Brocade FastIron SX Series Chassis Hardware Installation Guide 43
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Installing the chassis in a rack
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DANGER
The devices are very heavy, especially when fully populated with modules and power supplies.
TWO OR MORE PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED WHEN LIFTING, HANDLING, OR MOUNTING THESE
DEVICES.
DANGER
Make sure the rack or cabinet housing the device is adequately secured to prevent it from
becoming unstable or falling over.
DANGER
Mount the devices you install in a rack or cabinet as low as possible. Place the heaviest device at
the bottom and progressively place lighter devices above.
For each FastIron X Series that you install in a rack, you must provide four mounting screws with
which to secure the chassis.
To mount the chassis in a rack using the built-in mounting brackets, perform the following tasks.
1. Determine the position of each chassis in the rack.
2. Position two of the four mounting screws for each chassis that you plan to mount in the rack
according to the spacings of the keyhole slots on the brackets (as shown in Figure ). Do not
secure the screws completely; leave approximately 1/4 inch of clearance between the back of
the screw head and the rack.
FIGURE 26 Positioning two or four mounting screws in a rack.
Positioning two of four mounting screws in a rack
1 Keyhole slots
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Select holes in rack that match the
keyholes in mounting brackets
(in this case, the top for the
left-hand bracket and the bottom
for the right-hand bracket)