Installation Guide

Table Of Contents
Contents
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Conventions..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Notes, cautions, and warnings.....................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Text formatting conventions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Command syntax conventions....................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Documentation and Training.................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Training..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Getting Help................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Subscribing to Service Notications.........................................................................................................................................................................................9
Providing Feedback to Us......................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
About this Document.......................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Supported hardware and software...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Auto Level Support - Table 1................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
What is new in this document............................................................................................................................................................................................................16
Device Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Device slot numbering - port-side.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Device slot numbering - nonport-side.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Device management options.............................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Preparing for the Installation..........................................................................................................................................................................................23
Safety precautions.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
General precautions......................................................................................................................................................................................................................23
ESD precautions............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Lifting precautions.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Laser precautions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Facility requirements .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................24
Time and items required for installation.........................................................................................................................................................................................25
Quick installation checklists................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
Pre-installation tasks.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Installation and initial conguration.........................................................................................................................................................................................27
Unpacking the shipping carton......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Shipping carton contents.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Mounting the Device........................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Mounting options....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Mounting safety precautions..............................................................................................................................................................................................................31
Required tools and equipment.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Device surface preparation..................................................................................................................................................................................................................32
Installing a device on a four-post rack kit......................................................................................................................................................................................32
Flush mount.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
Recessed mount............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Installing a device on a two-post rack ...........................................................................................................................................................................................39
Flush mount.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41
Middle mount .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
Installing an SLX-9850-8 NEBS kit.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 44
Installing cable management combs .............................................................................................................................................................................................54
ExtremeRouting SLX 9850-8 Hardware Installation Guide
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