Repacking a BlackDiamond 8800 Series Chassis
BlackDiamond 8800 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and equipment to repack a BlackDiamond 8800 series chassis:
● ESD-preventive wrist strap
● Support bracket that was shipped with the chassis
● Four rack-mount screws appropriate to your organization’s equipment rack
● Screwdriver appropriate to the rack-mount screws
● Original packing materials from the chassis
● Packing tape
● Nylon strapping and crimping tool
Repacking the BlackDiamond 8810 Chassis
To repack the BlackDiamond 8810 chassis:
1 Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your bare wrist and connect the metal end to the ground
receptacle on the chassis front panel.
2 Remove all modules and power supplies from the chassis. Follow correct Extreme Networks
procedures for removing components.
3 Using four mounting screws, attach the support bracket to the equipment rack immediately below
the chassis.
4 Remove the eight mounting screws that secure the chassis to the equipment rack.
5 Slowly guide the chassis out of the equipment rack using the support bracket for support.
6 Carefully lift the chassis off the support bracket and lower it onto wood pallet (see Figure 119).
Figure 119: Correct Method for Lifting the BlackDiamond 8810 Chassis
To lift the chassis out of the rack, on each side of the chassis place one hand in the empty power
supply bay and the other hand in the recessed hand-hold on the back panel of the chassis.
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