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Requirements for Installing a Chassis and Mounting Ears
1. Mount M6 screws into the bottom floating nuts in the columns in the 
cabinet, and reserve sufficient space between each M6 screw and the 
column for installing a mounting ear. Ensure that each M6 screw is 
inserted into the floating nut enough to prevent the chassis from falling.
The device must be installed in an ETSI cabinet or a standard 19-inch cabinet. The cabinet 
may be installed on an ESD floor or a concrete floor. For details about how to install a 
cabinet, see the Cabinet Installation Guide delivered with a cabinet.
Huawei A63B cabinet is recommended. If customers choose to purchase cabinets by 
themselves, the cabinets must meet the following requirements:
1.19- or 21-inch cabinet with a depth of greater than or equal to 300 mm.
2.The cabling space in front of the cabinet complies with the cabling space requirements of 
boards. If a board requires optical modules or attenuators with a puller, ensure that sufficient 
space is available for routing optical fibers. It is recommended that the distance between the 
cabinet door and the front panel of the board be greater than or equal to 120 mm (4.72 in.) 
in the case of a convex door or open rack.
3.The device is designed with left-to-right airflow. Therefore, leave a minumum space of 75 
mm on both the left and right sides of the cabinet to ensure good ventilation.
4.The porosity of each cabinet door must be greater than 50%, meeting heat dissipation 
requirements of devices.
5.The cabinet has installation accessories, such as guide rails, floating nuts, and screws.
6.The cabinet has a ground terminal to connect to the device.
7.The cabinet has a cable outlet on the top or at the bottom for overhead or underfloor 
cabling.
8.For cabinets with left-to-right air channels, such as open racks, installing cabinets side by 
side may cause cascaded heating. Therefore, you are advised not to install cabinets with 
left-to-right air channels side by side. If side-by-side installation cannot be avoided, it is 
recommended that the distance between cabinets be at least 500 mm (19.67 in.).
2. Place the chassis into the cabinet such that the 
mounting ears fit onto the M6 screws. Then, tighten 
the M6 screws to secure the chassis to the columns.
The device can be installed in a cabinet without guide rails. 
To install a chassis in a standard 19-inch cabinet, use 
only pre-assembled mounting ears. To install a chassis in 
an ETSI cabinet, use both pre-assembled and transit 
mounting ears.
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Introduction to Mounting Ears and Their Positions
Position for a mounting ear if 
the chassis is installed in an 
ETSI cabinet with middle 
columns
Position for a mounting ear if the 
chassis is installed in an ETSI 
cabinet with front columns or in a 
standard 19-inch cabinet
ETSI transit mounting 
ear
Mounting ear pre-
assembled on a chassis
• When installing devices, ensure that the total heat 
consumption of all devices in the cabinet is less than or 
equal to the heat dissipation capability of the cabinet.
• To prevent heat dissipation from being affected by air 
return, devices must be installed at an interval of 2 U or 
more in the cabinet. In addition, the middle-column 
cabinets support device stacking.
• Ensure that heat dissipation holes on the panel are not 
blocked.
• When the chassis is installed together with other 
equipment in the same cabinet, do not install the 
chassis near the air exhaust vent of other equipment.
• Determine whether the air exhaust vent affects adjacent 
devices to avoid high temperature of adjacent devices.