Installing HyperFabric

Installing HyperFabric Switches

 

 

With the Rail Kit

 

 

As mentioned earlier, HP strongly recommends installing the HF2

 

 

switch using the rail kit.

 

 

When you install the HF2 switch, you will be putting the front of the

 

 

switch—the end with the flanges (“wings”)—at the back of the rack. The

 

 

steps for installing the HF2 switch using the rail kit are as follows:

Step

1.

Prepare the rack for rail and switch installation.

Step

2.

Install and secure the rails in the rack, using two screws per rail. The

 

 

following figure shows the rack with the rails installed.

rack

screws

back

 

screws

rack front

Step 3. From the front of the rack, slide the switch—with the front of the switch facing the back of the rack—into the rack, on the rails. Move it until it is snug against the back of the rack. You might not have enough clearance between the switch and the rail screws; this may prevent you from easily

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HP HyperFabric manual Screws Rack front, With the Rail Kit