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:
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: