Installation guide

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Catalyst 3500 Series XL Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Installing and Starting Up the Switch
Installing the Switch in a Rack
Installing the Switch in a Rack
Warning To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a
rack, you 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.
The rack-mounting brackets supplied with the switch can be attached to a 19- or
24-inch rack. Figure 2-1 shows which mounting holes attach to the rack.
Note The illustrations in this section show the Catalyst 3508G XL switch
as an example. Other switches in the series (Catalyst 3512, 3524,
3524-PWR, and 3548 XL) can also be installed as shown here.
Figure 2-1 Bracket Mounting Points
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19" rack
mount point
19" rack
mount point
24" rack
mount point
24" rack
mount point