CHAPTER 5
Rack and Cabinet Requirements
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Rack Requirements for an EX8208 Switch on page 97
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Cabinet Requirements and Specifications for an EX8208 Switch on page 100
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Clearance Requirements for Airflow and Hardware Maintenance for an EX8208
Switch on page 101
Rack Requirements for an EX8208 Switch
You canmount EX8208 switches on four-post racks or two-post racks. See Figure33 on
page 99 and Figure 34 on page 99.
Rack requirements consist of:
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Rack type
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Mounting bracket hole spacing
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Rack size and strength
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Rack connection to the building structure
Table 39 on page 98 summarizes rack requirements and specifications for EX8208
switches.
Figure 33 on page 99 shows four-post rack installation. Figure 34 on page 99 shows
two-post rack installation.
NOTE: To manage airflow in a hot-aisle-cold-aisle data center setup, you might want
to use the customized rack solution for EX8200 switches offered by Chatsworth
Products, Inc.
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