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Installing the Switch
Step 1
Align the two holes in one side of one of two front-mount brackets to two holes on the left or right side of the chassis
(see the following figure). Be sure that the other side of the bracket is facing towards the front (port end) of the chassis.
Figure 10: Aligning and Attaching Front-Mount Brackets to the Sides of the Chassis
1
Two M4 x 6 mm screws used to fasten the
bracket to the chassis.
Step 2
Use two M4 x 6 mm screws to attach the bracket to the chassis. Tighten each screw to 11 to 15 in-lb (1.2 to1.7 N·m).
Step 3
Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to attach the second front-mount bracket to the other side of the chassis.
What to do next
You are ready to mount the chassis to the four-post rack.
Installing the Switch
Before you begin
• You need to slide the chassis onto the bottom-support rails so that the end with the fan trays and power
• Make sure that the four-post rack is properly installed and secured to the concrete floor.
• Make sure that the bottom-support rails are installed so that the power supplies and fan trays will be in
• The color of the stripe on fan trays and the color of the latch on power supplies determines which end
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supplies locks onto the chassis stops at the end of the rails and so that the front-mount brackets on the
chassis come into contact with the front-mount rails on the rack.
the appropriate aisle.
of the switch must be positioned in the cold aisle as follows:
2
Front-mount bracket with two screw holes aligned to two screw
holes in the chassis and one screw hole facing the port side of
the chassis.
Installing the Cisco MDS 9396T Switch
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