The Infoblox 1405 Series appliances mount into a standard 19" (48 cm) equipment rack. The appliances ship with accessory kits that contain the following: a pair of rack slide brackets and chassis slide rails, a pair of rack ears, eight (8) 10-32 screws, and eight (8) 8-32 screws. To mount the appliances to an equipment rack, you also need a #2 screwdriver with a cross-headed tip. Infoblox also offers an adjustable rail four-post rack mounting kits that you can order separately. There are three ways to rack mount Infoblox 1405 Series appliances:
- Two-post rack mountmount, as described in Two-Post Rack Mount.
- Four-post rack mount, as described in Four-Post Rack Mounting.
- Adjustable rail four-post rack mount, as described in Adjustable Rail Four-Post Rack Mounting.
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Rack Mounting Safety Requirements
The following space and airflow requirements are required for Infoblox 1405 Series system operation:
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The Infoblox appliance draws air in through the front of the chassis and expels air through the rear. Adequate ventilation is required to allow ambient room air to enter the system chassis and to be expelled from the rear of the chassis.
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Two-Post Rack Mount
To mount the appliance to an equipment rack and secure it at the rear rack posts:
- Align the mounting holes on the rack ears with the rear-most mounting holes on each side of the chassis.
- Attach each rack ear on each side of the chassis with two (2) 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 6 (left-side rack ear shown). For two-post rack mounting, the ears are placed to fix the center of the appliance at the point where the rack ears fasten to the two-post rack, preventing strain on the chassis and maintaining a center of gravity.
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Figure 6 Rack Ears Placement for Two-Post Rack Mounting 
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4. Attach each rack ear to the equipment rack with two (2) 10-32 screws on each side.
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Four-Post Rack Mounting
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Caution: The 600mm chassis rack rails kit provided with the Infoblox 1405 Series appliance provides only a limited range of travel. It does not extend across 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.
- Align the mounting holes on the rack ears with the front-most mounting holes on each side of the chassis.
- Attach a rack ear to each side of the chassis with two (2) 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 7.
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3. Slide the inner chassis slide rails out of the rack slide brackets, as shown in Figure 8.
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Figure 8 Chassis Slide Rail and Rack Slide Bracket
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5. Attach the chassis slide rails to each side of the chassis with two (2) 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 7.
6. Select a desired location and secure the rack slide brackets to the rear posts of the equipment rack with two (2) 10-32 screws on each side of the rack.
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10. Secure the rack ears to the rack with two (2) 10-32 screws on each side of the rack.
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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 rail kit and the appliance. This kit is provided as a field-replaceable unit; for information, see the section Replaceable Unit and SFP Part Numbers in this Guide.
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 1U of available rack space.
The adjustable rail kit includes the following items for installation:
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- Install the cage nuts in the rear rack posts in the desired location, as indicated in Figure 9.
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2. Fasten the catch tab of the rack rail on the front of the rack space designated for the appliance. Each rack rail (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 10.
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- 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.
- Perform Steps 2 and 3 for the second rack rail assembly.
- Attach the chassis slide rails to each side of the chassis with four (4) flathead 8-32 screws, as shown in Figure 11.
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Figure 11 Chassis slide rails Installation
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