Riverbed Steelhead CX Series Installation Manual - Two-Post Rack

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Rack Installation Guide

Installing Steelhead CX, DX, EX, Granite, and Cascade Systems Center Mounting the 1U CX, EX, and Cascade Systems in a Two-

4.

Slide the inner rails into the outer rails, pushing the system into the rack.

Figure 1-15. Sliding the System into the Rack

To operate the rails

1.

To pull out the system from the rack without removing it, pull it until it stops.

2.

To remove the system from the rack, pull until the outer rail release latch pictured in 

“Attaching the 

Outer Rails to the Rack” on page 15

, is visible.

Center Mounting the 1U CX, EX, and Cascade Systems in a 

Two-Post Rack

You can mount the 1U CX, EX, and Cascade xx60 systems in a two-post rack in the center-mount position. 

The 1U appliances ship with two-post brackets (the RMK-004 rail kit) for this option. 

Important: 

All 2U systems must be mounted to a four-post rack; they cannot be mounted to a two-post rack.

The following procedure describes how to remove the pre-installed four-post rails and install the two-post 

brackets for installation in a two-post rack.

To center mount systems in a two-post rack

1.

If the system is already installed in a rack, remove the system from the rack.