IBM 2109 Service Guide - Page 39

Step 3. Inserting the switch and the moving portion of the slideinto the fixed portion on the rack

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Leave the mounting screws on the rear bracket finger tight. You will tighten these after the switch is installed. The brackets on the front should be tightened, leaving approximately 15 mm (5/8 in.) of the bracket in front of the end of the outer fixed slide member. This is to allow installation space for the locking ears. SJ000048 Figure 9. Mounting the fixed portion of the rail and the locking ears to the rack 2. Using the rack-mount clips and the screws provided, mount the fixed portion of the slides with the mounting brackets to the vertical mounting bars in the rack. 3. Install three rack clips at the front and at the back of the rack. The middle rack clip in the front is for the locking ears. Step 3. Inserting the switch and the moving portion of the slide into the fixed portion on the rack 1. Lift the switch and match the portion of the rail mounted on the switch with the receiving rail members mounted in the rack, as shown in Figure 10 on page 24. Push the switch all the way back until it is fully in the rack. Chapter 3. Installing the switch 23

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Leave the mounting screws on the rear bracket finger tight. You will tighten
these after the switch is installed. The brackets on the front should be tightened,
leaving approximately 15 mm (5/8 in.) of the bracket in front of the end of the
outer fixed slide member. This is to allow installation space for the locking ears.
2.
Using the rack-mount clips and the screws provided, mount the fixed portion of
the slides with the mounting brackets to the vertical mounting bars in the rack.
3.
Install three rack clips at the front and at the back of the rack. The middle rack
clip in the front is for the locking ears.
Step 3. Inserting the switch and the moving portion of the slide
into the fixed portion on the rack
1.
Lift the switch and match the portion of the rail mounted on the switch with the
receiving rail members mounted in the rack, as shown in Figure 10 on page 24.
Push the switch all the way back until it is fully in the rack.
SJ000048
Figure 9. Mounting the fixed portion of the rail and the locking ears to the rack
Chapter 3. Installing the switch
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