Installing the S8 Chassis
Enterasys S-Series S8 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide 3-3
Installingthe S8 Chassis
Thefollowingsectionsdesc ribetheproceduresthatyoumustfollowtocompletetheinstallation
oftheS8chassis.
Order of Installation
Onceyouhavechosenasuitablesite,youcaninstalltheS8chassisasafreestandingorrack‐
mountedunit.IfyouareinstallinganS8chassiswithaPoEsubsystem,ensurethatyouhaveread
theprecautionsin“Precautions”onpage 2‐2.
1. Forafreestandinginstallation,installtherubber
feet(InstallingRubberFeet).
IfyouarerackmountingtheS8chassis,startatstep 2.
2. (Optional)Installthemid‐mountbrackets(InstallingtheMid‐mountBrackets).
3. Mountthechassisina48.26‐centimeter(19‐inch)rackorothersecurelocation(RackMounting
theS8Chassis).
4. (Optional)Installthe
cablemanagementclips(InstallingtheCableManagementClips).
5. AttachtheElectrostaticDischargewriststrap(AttachingtheElectrostaticDischargeWrist
Strap).
6. InstalltheACpowersupplies(InstallingtheS‐AC‐PSPowerSupplies).
7. PoweruptheS8chassis(PoweringuptheS8Chassis).
8. Ifyouare usingPoE,installthe
PoEpowersupplies(InstallingtheS‐POE‐PSPowerSupplies
inthePoESubsystem).
9. PowerupthePoEpowersupplies(ConnectingPowertotheS‐POE‐PSPowerSupplies).
Note: To reship the chassis, refer to the directions above and reverse each step.