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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
Chapter5 Installing the Cisco MGX Switch or Gateway
Installing the MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45) Switch, MGX 8850/B or MGX 8880 Media Gateway
When you are installing a MGX 8850, MGX 8850/B, or MGX 8880 system in a 23-inch rack, the sw itch
and hardware components (which could include the optiona l AC power supply tray, air intake plenum,
upper and lower fan trays, and exhaust plenum) need to be mid-mounted in the rack. You need special
mounting brackets to mid-mount the components in a 23-inch r ack (mounting kit, Cisco Part Number
MGX-MNT23).
Figure 5-7 shows the mounting rail distances for front, middle, and rear mounting rails.
Figure5-7 Mounting Rail Distances
Module
Rear rail
5.0 in.
10.0 in.
19.86 in.
MGX 8850 Depth 24 in. (70 cm)
Allowable intermediate
rail positions
Front rail
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