Installation guide

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Mounting bracket and rack mounting rail kits
The HP 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ switches come with a pair of mounting brackets (see Figure 2) and a pair of
chassis rails and a pair of slide rails (see Figure 3).
Figure 2 1U mounting bracket kit
Figure 3 Rack mounting rail kit
(1) Chassis rail
(2) Slide rail
Rack-mounting procedure at a glance
Figure 4 Rack-mounting procedure
NOTE:
If a rack shelf is available, you can put the switch on the rack shelf, slide the switch to an appropriate
location, and attach the switch to the rack with the mounting brackets.
Attaching the mounting brackets, chassis rails, and grounding
cable to the chassis
The HP 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ switches have one front mounting position (near the network ports) and one
rear mounting position (near the power supplies).
1 2
Attach the mounting
brackets to the two
sides of the switch
Identify the mounting
position (front or
rear) for the rack
mounting brackets
Attach the chassis
rails to the two
sides of the switch
Attach the
switch to
the rack
Attach the
slide rails to
the rack
Connect the
grounding cable to a
grounding point