Chapter 3
Rack Mounting the Switch
The following topics are covered in this section:
• DCS-7804, DCS-7808, DCS-7812, and DCS-7816 Rack Mounting
• Inserting Rack Nuts Using the Template
• Inserting and Securing the Cradle Assembly
• Inserting the Switch into the Rack
3.1 DCS-7804, DCS-7808, DCS-7812, and DCS-7816 Rack Mounting
The accessory kit provides components for installing the switch in four-post racks. The accessory kit
includes the following four-post mounting parts:
• Cradle assembly
• M6 pan-head Phillips screws
• M6 rack cage nuts (optional)
• Template for non-threaded racks requiring rack nuts
Note: Two-post rack mount is not supported.
Illustrations in this chapter depict the mounting of an unpopulated 8-slot chassis.
After completing the instructions for your rack type, proceed to Cabling the Power Supplies .
Rack mounting the switch in a four-post rack requires the following tasks:
• Inserting rack nuts (for racks requiring them) at appropriate locations. (Inserting Rack Nuts Using
the Template).
• Inserting and securing the cradle assembly into the rack (Inserting and Securing the Cradle
Assembly).
• Inserting the switch into the rack (Inserting the Switch into the Rack).
3.1.1 Inserting Rack Nuts Using the Template
Note: Required only for non-threaded racks that use rack nuts. Installation is referenced with
the bottom screw located at 1RU location. For a different starting point for the bottom screw,
always start at an RU location, and ensure there is enough room for your device in the rack.
1. Attach the template supplied with your switch to the front left post such that the top and bottom
locations for the rack nuts line up with RU locations required by your device.
2. Insert rack-mount nuts required by the switch (Table 6: Rack Mount Locations and Screws Required
by Switch 1) at the locations identified by the Figure 4: Rack Nut Locations using the template.
Note: The number of rack nuts required for the front left and the front right rack posts are
different. The rear posts require the same number (4 each).
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