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Rack Mounting Safety Requirements
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Rack Mounting Safety Requirements

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Last updated: Jun 20, 2017 by Olga Nekrutkina

The following space and airflow requirements are required for Infoblox-4010 and Network Insight ND-4000 system operation:

  • Minimum clearance of 63.5 cm (25 in) in front of the rack
  • Minimum clearance of 76.2cm (30 in) in the rear of the rack
  • Minimum clearance of 121.9 cm (48 in) from the back of the rack to the back of another rack or row of racks

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.
To mount the appliance to a seismic rack, do the following:

  1. Unscrew the snap-in screws from the mounting rails and discard.
  2. Install the round-hole M5 cage nuts in the appropriate rack hole positions where you want to install the appliance. Ensure that you install two cage nuts on the front and two on the back of each rail, as shown in Figure 13. Note that the square-hole cage nuts that ship with the accessory kit do not fit in the seismic rack.


Figure 13 Installing the Round-Hole M5 Cage Nuts

3. Line up a mounting rail with the cage nuts, and attach the mounting rail to the rack with the M5 screws, ensuring that the front end of each mounting rail connects to the front of the rack.

Note: Ensure that both rail assemblies are correctly level!

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 for the other mounting rail.

5. Slide out the side rails from each mounting rail and press the flange that holds each side rail in place. Then pull out each of the side rails from the assembly.

Make sure to keep track of the front end of each rail.

6. Align each side rail to the appliance and snap them in place, as shown in Figure 14.


Figure 14 Side Rail Placement
 

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

8. Align the side rails on each side of the appliance with the mounting rails on the seismic rack.

9. Slide the appliance onto the mounting rails and into the rack. As you slide it into place, the catch mechanisms will click, indicating that you can safely withdraw the system from the rack without accidentally pulling it free.

10. Snap the Infoblox-4010 appliance into place, and fasten it to the rack using the retainer screws provided in the accessory kit. (For further information, refer to the instructions shipped with the accessory kit.)

11. Pull down the retention levers on both sides of the appliance, and insert the retainer screws on both sides, as shown in Figure 15.


Figure 15 Pulling Down the Retention Levers on Front Panel for Retainer Screw Installation (Infoblox-4010 Rev-1)

 


Figure 16 Retention Levers on Front Panel for Retainer Screw Installation (Infoblox-4010 Rev-2/Network Insight ND-4000)