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One pair of fixed rail mounting brackets for front-mounting or rear-mounting the switch on four posts
of a rack
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One pair of adjustable rail mounting brackets for front-mounting or rear-mounting the switch on four
posts of a rack
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Rack-Mounting and Cabinet-Mounting Warnings | 224
Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I
Device | 123
Mounting a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device on Four Posts in a Rack or Cabinet | 303
Mounting a QFX3600 or QFX3600-I Device on Two Posts in a Rack or Cabinet | 301
Rack Requirements for a QFX3500 Device
A QFX3500 device is designed to be installed on four-post racks.
Rack requirements consist of:
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Rack type
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Mounting bracket hole spacing
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Rack size and strength
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Rack connection to the building structure
Table 25 on page 114 provides the rack requirements and specifications for the QFX3500 device.
Table 25: Rack Requirements for the QFX3500 Device
GuidelinesRack Requirement
Use a four-post rack. You can mount the device on a four-post rack that provides bracket
holes or hole patterns spaced at 1 U (1.75 in. or 4.45 cm) increments and that meets the
size and strength requirements to support the weight.
A U is the standard rack unit defined in Cabinets, Racks, Panels, and Associated Equipment
(document number EIA-310–D) published by the Electronics Industry Association.
Rack type
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