Appendix A: Types of Racks and Mounting Hardware
This appendix describes the hardware required for the different types of racks and describes the type of racks that may be used in your industry. All APC Rack Mount units are shipped ready for
Racks
There are different types of racks:
•Equipment Rack - usually an open rack with threaded mounting holes or no threaded holes
•APC Netshelter, IBM (Vero, others) - enclosed rack with square holes
•Dell, Compaq (Rittal) - enclosed rack with square holes
•HP Rack - enclosed rack with round holes
These racks differ in the methods required for mounting equipment. They may have threaded holes (hardware not included), round holes (require clip nut, shown below), or square holes (require cage nut, shown below).
• Telecomm Rack - open rack with two poles/four poles and threaded round holes (hardware not supplied by APC).
Notes:
Remove batteries to reduce UPS weight.
For larger, heavier units, installation should be performed by two people.
Check the type of rack you have against the hardware required for mounting in the table below.
Rack Type | Hole Type | Hardware Required | Hardware Included |
Equipment Rack | Threaded or | See rack specifications if threaded. | N/A if threaded. |
| No Threads | If not threaded use APC hardware. | If not threaded use APC |
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| hardware. |
Netshelter/Compaq/IBM/Dell | Square | Cage nut, | |
HP | Round | Clip nut, | |
Telecomm | Threaded | See rack specifications | N/A |
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