Citrix ADC MPX Series - Install the Hardware

Citrix ADC MPX
Rack requirements
The rack on which you install your appliance should meet the following criteria:
• Rack characteristics:
Racks should be either integrated into a purpose-designed server cabinet or be the floor-to-
ceiling type, bolted down at both top and bottom to ensure stability. If you have a cabinet, it
should be installed perpendicular to a load-bearing wall for stability and suicient airflow. If you
have a server room, your racks should be installed in rows spaced at least 1 meter/3 feet apart
for suicient airflow. Your rack must allow your IT personnel unfettered access to the front and
back of each server and to all power and network connections.
• Power connections:
At minimum, two standard power outlets per unit.
• Network connections:
At minimum,
four Ethernet connection
s per rack unit.
• Space requirements:
One empty rack unit for the Citrix ADC MPX 5500, MPX 5550/5650, MPX 5901/5905/5910, MPX
7500/9500, T1010, MPX 8005/8015/8200/8400/8600/8800, and MPX 8905/8910/8920/8930 ap-
pliances, and two consecutive empty rack units for all other appliance models.
Note: You can order the following rail kits separately.
• Compact 4-post rail kit, which fits racks of 23 to 33 inches.
• 2-post rail kit, which fits 2-post racks.
Important:
See Safety, cautions, warnings, and other information for detailed electrical, appliance, and rack
safety precautions.
Install the hardware
March 26, 2019
You are ready to install the hardware aer you determine that the location meets the environmental
standards and the server rack is in place according to the instructions. Aer you mount the appliance,
you are ready to connectit to the network, to a power source, and to the console terminal. The console
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