Ethernet Routing Switch Installation Guide

Table Of Contents

Mounting the Ethernet Routing Switch 8310 and 8306 chassis in an equipment rack 37

Prerequisites

• To mount the chassis in an equipment rack, you need the following

equipment:

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standard 19 in. (48.2 cm) equipment rack

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two rack mounting brackets

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14 Machine screws for the mounting brackets on the 8306 chassis

(22 Machine screws for the brackets on the 8310 chassis)

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10 WAFER head screws and washers for the 8306 chassis (14

WAFER head screws and washers for the 8310 chassis)

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a Phillips screwdriver

CAUTION

See “Procedure job aid: Maximum number of chassis installed

in 7-foot rack” (page 40) for the maximum number of chassis

that you can install in a 7-foot rack.

Procedure steps

Step Action

1 Hold each rack-mounting bracket against one side of the

chassis. Make sure that the attachment holes in the bracket

match the holes in the chassis.

Each bracket fits only one side of the chassis. The brackets are

labeled R (right) and L (left). If the mounting holes do not line up

between a bracket and the chassis, try that bracket on the other

side of the chassis.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8300

Installation — Chassis

NN46200-309 01.01 Standard

16 June 2008