Figure 50: Front Mount: Attaching Short Mounting Brackets
2. Use the small bracket-mounting screws (provided) to secure the bracket to the switch housing.
If using screws other than those provided, ensure that the threaded length of the screws is within 4
to 5 cm.
3. Repeat step 1 and step 2 to attach the other bracket to the other side of the switch.
4. Secure the mounting bracket flanges to the rack, using screws that are appropriate for the rack.
(Rack-mounting screws are not provided.)
5. If a grounding lug is present, ground the switch.
a. At one end of the wire, strip the insulation to expose 1/2 inch (12 mm) of bare wire.
b. Identify the grounding lug on the back of the switch.
c. Insert the stripped wire into the grounding lug.
d. Tighten the retaining screw with a straight-tip torque screwdriver to 20 in-lb (2.25 N m).
e. Connect the other end of the wire to a known reliable earth ground point at your site.
After the switch is secured to the rack or cabinet, install optional components using the instructions in
Installing Optional Components on page 77.
Then, if your switch does not have an installed power supply, install one or two power supplies using the
instructions in Installing Internal AC Power Supplies on page 78.
Installing Optional Components
After the switch is secured to the rack, install optional components.
ExtremeSwitching switches support the use of pluggable transceivers and cables in the SFP+, SFP28,
QSFP+, and QSFP28 formats.
For a list of the optical components supported with ExtremeSwitching devices, see the Extreme Optics
website.
Installing Your Switch
Installing Optional Components
ExtremeSwitching 5420 Series Hardware Installation Guide 77
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