IBM 09N4290 User Guide - Page 23

Installation, Getting Started, Rack Mounting the Console Switch

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9 CHAPTER 2 Installation Getting Started Before installing the console switch, refer to the following list to ensure you have all of the items that were shipped with the console switch as well as other items necessary for proper installation. Supplied with the console switch • Console switch • Power cord • Rack mounting hardware (includes rack mounting brackets) • Documentation CD • Quick Installation Guide • 1U filler panel Additional items needed • One IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (PS/2 or USB) per attached server • One IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (PS/2) per attached switch • One Phillips screwdriver Rack Mounting the Console Switch Before installing the console switch and other components in the rack (if not already installed), stabilize the rack in a permanent location. Install the equipment starting at the bottom of the rack, then work to the top. Avoid uneven loading or overloading of racks. Vertical installation in the side of a rack 1. Remove the screws on each side of the console switch. 2. Line up the small holes of the L-shaped brackets with the screw holes in the switch. 3. With a Phillips screwdriver, fasten the mounting brackets to the switch using two 8/32" x 1/2" pan-head screws on each side.

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9
CHAPTER
2
Installation
Getting Started
Before installing the console switch, refer to the following list to ensure you have all of the items
that were shipped with the console switch as well as other items necessary for proper installation.
Supplied with the console switch
Console switch
Power cord
Rack mounting hardware (includes rack mounting brackets)
Documentation CD
Quick Installation Guide
1U filler panel
Additional items needed
One IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (PS/2 or USB) per attached server
One IBM 3M Console Switch Cable (PS/2) per attached switch
One Phillips screwdriver
Rack Mounting the Console Switch
Before installing the console switch and other components in the rack (if not already installed),
stabilize the rack in a permanent
location. Install the equipment starting at the bottom of the
rack,
then work to the top. Avoid
uneven loading or overloading of
racks.
Vertical installation in the side of a rack
1.
Remove the screws on each side of the console switch.
2.
Line up the small holes of the L-shaped brackets with the screw holes in the switch.
3.
With a Phillips screwdriver, fasten the mounting brackets to the switch using two 8/32” x 1/2”
pan-head screws on each side.