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  1. Align the mounting holes on the rack ears with the rear-most mounting holes on each side of the chassis.
  2. Attach each rack ear on each side of the chassis with two (2) 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 6.


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Figure 6 Rack Ears in Two-Post Rack Mount

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3. With one person on each side, lift the appliance and position it in the equipment rack.

4. Attach each rack ear to the equipment rack with two (2) 10-32 screws on each side.

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Four-Post 600mm Rack Mounting
Four-Post 600mm Rack Mounting
Four-Post 600mm Rack Mounting

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Caution: The Four-Post 600mm chassis rack rails kit provided with the Infoblox appliance appliance provides only a limited range of travel. It does not extend through the entire depth of the equipment rack. Exercise caution when withdrawing the appliance from its position in the equipment rack.

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For a four-post rack mount, you combine the bundled pair of rack ears with a pair of chassis rack rails providing up to 600mm depth in a four-post rack. The chassis rack rail assembly is bundled with the appliance at time of purchase. This kit also is provided as a field-replaceable unit; see Replaceable Unit and SFP Part Numbers in this Guide for information. The chassis rack rail kit is designed to allow one person to perform the physical installation of the rack rail kit and the appliance.

  1. Align the mounting holes on the rack ears with the front-most mounting holes on each side of the chassis.
  2. Attach the rack ears to each side of the chassis with two (2) 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 8.
  3. Slide the inner chassis slide rails out of the rack slide brackets, as shown in Figure 7.

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Figure 7 Chassis Slide Rail and Rack Slide Bracket
Rack Slide Bracket Towards rear of chassis
Chassis Slide Rail


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4. Align the mounting holes on the chassis slide rails with the rear-most mounting holes on each side of the chassis. Ensure that you place the chassis slide rails in the correct orientation. Otherwise, the mounting holes do not align properly.

5. Attach the chassis slide rails to each side of the chassis with two (2) 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 8.

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Figure 8 Rack Ears and Chassis Slide Rails in Four-Post Rack Mount

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6. Select a desired location and secure the rack slide brackets to the rear posts of the equipment rack with two

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(2) 10-32 screws on each side of the rack.

7. With one person on each side, lift the appliance and position it in front of the equipment rack.

8. Align the chassis slider rails on the appliance with the rack slide brackets on the posts of the equipment rack.

9. Slide the appliance into the rack slide brackets.

10. Secure the rack ears to the front rack posts with two (2) 10-32 screws on each side of the rack.

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Adjustable Rail Four-Post Rack Mounting
Adjustable Rail Four-Post Rack Mounting
Adjustable Rail Four-Post Rack Mounting

Infoblox provides an adjustable four-post rail kit with 600mm to 900mm depth adjustment, designed to allow one person to perform physical installation of the rack kit and the appliance. This kit is provided as a field-replaceable unit; for information, see Network Automation NT-2200 FRUs in this Guide. The adjustable rail kit is designed to allow one person to perform the physical installation of the rail kit and the appliance.
The adjustable rail kit is designed for tight vertical spaces on the interior of a four-post rack, allowing for appliance installation in restricted rack spaces, including 2U of available rack space. Figure 9 shows a rail assembly.

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Figure 9 Sliding Rack Rail assembly
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The adjustable rack rail kit includes the following items for installation:

  • Eight (8) Flat-head beveled 8/32" screws that attach rail pieces to the appliance chassis
  • Eight (8) Phillips-head 10/32" screws for affixing the rack rails to the four-post rack

The technician must provide four attachable cage nuts for adapting the square mounting holes on the rear posts of the four-post rack to accept the 10/32" screws.
To install the adjustable rail kit, do the following:

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Figure 10 Install cage nuts on the rear posts of the designated rack space

2. Fasten the catch tab of the rack rail on the front of the rack space designated for the appliance. Each rack rail

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(2) in the adjustable rail kit provides a metal catch tab on the front end of the rack rail. This catch tab fastens to a square mounting hole as shown in Figure 11.

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Figure 11 Catch tab fastens on front posts of designated space
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Catch Tab (rack rail front end only)
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3. Extend the rack rail assembly backwards, align the mounting holes on the chassis slide rails with the required cage nuts, and fasten the back end of the rack rail to the two cage nuts on the rear post of the designated space. As noted, the rack rail assembly has an extension range from the minimum of 600mm to a maximum of 900mm.

4. Perform Steps 2 and 3 for the second rack rail assembly.

5. Attach the chassis slide rails to each side of the chassis with four (4) flathead 8-32 screws, in the orientation shown in Figure 12.

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Figure 12 Chassis slide rails Installation
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6. Lift the appliance and position it in front of the equipment rack.

7. Align the chassis slide rails on the appliance with the rack rail assemblies on the posts of the equipment rack.

8. Slide the appliance into the rack rail assembly.

9. Secure the rack ears to the rack with two (2) 10-32 screws on each side of the rack.