Install the Fabric Interconnect F1-4
When the Fabric Interconnect F1-4 is shipped from the factory, it contains all hardware except I/O modules. I/O module blanks are shipped in a separate box, and should be installed only after the unit is installed in the equipment rack. By installing the I/O Modules after the Fabric Interconnect is rack mounted, the Fabric Interconnect is lighter and easier to lift into position in the rack.
The installation procedure has the following main phases, which are documented in this section:
Determining the rack location for the Fabric Interconnect F1-4
Attaching the mounting hardware
Rack Mounting the Fabric Interconnect F1-4
The installation procedure finishes with the following phases, which are documented in other sections of this chapter:
Installing the I/O Modules
Connecting the Fabric Interconnect F1-4 to other equipment and AC power.
Caution - The Fabric Interconnect F1-4 weighs approximately 55 pounds (25 Kg). As a result, two people will be required to install the Fabric Interconnect F1-4. This installation assumes two people for installing the Fabric Interconnect F1-4.
To install the Fabric Interconnect, follow this procedure:
- Select the location in the rack where the Fabric Interconnect will be installed.
- Measure the depth of the rack (if not already known). You will use the rack depth you measure to determine where to install the rack-depth measures on the Fabric Interconnect.
- Mark the exterior face of each of the rack posts at the locations where the Fabric Interconnect will be installed. These marks are where the Fabric Interconnect F1-4's mounting brackets will be installed. The marks must be on the exterior faces of the rack posts.
- Verify that all four marks (two on the exterior of the front rack posts, and two on the exterior of the rear rack posts) are level.
- Get eight mounting screws for the Fabric Interconnect's mounting brackets, which are the M3.5 Phillips countersink screws.
- If you are using an untapped
rack, for example a Sun/oracle rack, insert all the required M6
cage nuts now if you have not already done so.
Later in this procedure, you will use the M6 screws to secure the chassis to the rack.
- Align the rack-depth measures for the appropriate rack depth with the screw holes at the I/O-module end of the chassis (the rear). The rack-depth measures show the mounting points for different rack depths, and since you measured the rack depth in Step 2, you will know which set of screw holes to use on the rack-depth measures.
- When the side panel screw holes
are aligned with the screw holes in the Fabric Interconnect chassis,
attach the rack-depth measures (4 screws per side panel) to the
Fabric Interconnect. Installing the Rack Depth Measures shows
installing these components.
Use four (4) M3.5 x .6 x 6 mm Phillips countersink screws per bracket.
Note - Installing the Rack Depth Measures shows installing the rack-depth measures for one depth. Your rack depth might differ, so the rack-depth measures might need to slide forward or backward depending on the depth of your rack.Figure 24 Installing the Rack Depth Measures
- Choose the correct rack-mounting screws for your rack. The Fabric Interconnect is shipped with three complete sets of rack-mounting screws (10-32, 12-24 and M6), which support a wide variety of common equipment racks.
- Find the right angle brackets
(7089458) and use the correct rack-mounting screw to attach the
angle brackets to the exterior face of the rear rack posts. The
right angle brackets must be mounted on the outside of the rear
posts. See Attaching Right Angle Brackets to the Equipment Rack.
Use two (2) pan-head screws per bracket. Use the appropriate screw for your rack type:
10-32 x .75” Phillips pan-head screws
12-24 x .75” Phillips pan-head screws
M6 x 20 mm Phillips pan-head screws
Note - If you marked the rack posts as documented in Step 3, you should know where the right angle brackets need to be attached to the rack. Before attaching the brackets, make sure that the marks you made on the front and rear rack posts are level.Figure 25 Attaching Right Angle Brackets to the Equipment Rack
- Orient the Fabric Interconnect so that the rack-depth measures are pointing towards the opposite end of the equipment rack shown in Attaching Right Angle Brackets to the Equipment Rack.
- While supporting the Fabric Interconnect, hold it level and slide it into the rack (1). See Attaching the Rack Depth Measures to the Angle Brackets. You can use the marks you made in Step 3 to make sure you are sliding the Fabric Interconnect F1-4 into the correct location.
- Choose either of the following workflows based on the whether you have a standard 4-post rack or a 27” Sun/Oracle rack: