Installation
2.5 Installing the Interlock System
The interlock system helps prevent cabinet instability by allowing only one system at a time to be pulled out of the cabinet.
The interlock system consists of a vertical rod on which are mounted actuator latches for each product installed in the cabinet. These actuator latches engage the interlock actuator bracket on the rear of rackmount systems. When a rackmount system is pulled out of the cabinet, the actuator latches rotate to prevent any other rackmount system that has an interlock actuator bracket from being pulled out of the cabinet.
If additional products are installed into the cabinet, actuator latches for those products should be installed. To install actuator latches, refer to Figure
1.Remove the screws securing the bottom mounting bracket úto the cabinet.
2.Slide the mounting bracket off the bottom of the vertical rod ô.
3.Slide the actuator latch öfor the new product onto the bottom of the vertical rod.
4.Slide the stabilizer bracket ùfor the new product onto the bottom of the vertical rod.
5.Replace the bottom mounting bracket úand install the screws removed in step 1 but do not tighten them.
6.Position the stabilizer bracket so that the top surface of the stabilizer bracket ùis aligned just below the interlock actuator bracket on the installed system (see bottom expanded view). This may require the loosening and sliding of other latches and stabilizer brackets to accommodate the new configuration.
7.Install and tighten the two
8.Position the new actuator latch öto properly engage the interlock actuator bracket, and tighten the two
9.Now tighten the screws to secure the bottom mounting bracket ú.
The expanded view (A) shows the position of the actuator latches when all systems are pushed into the cabinet. The expanded view (B) shows the position of all actuator latches after one system has been pulled out.