Riverbed Steelhead CX Series Installation Manual - page 36
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Rack Installation Guide
Installing Steelhead xx50 and Whitewater xx10 Systems
Mounting 1U Steelhead xx50 Systems in a Rack
Important:
The ball bearing retainer on the outer rail must be returned to the foremost position in order to connect with
the inner rail on the chassis. The bearings may fall off if the ball bearing retainer is not pushed forward.
7.
Slide the inner rails into the outer rails, pushing the system into the rack.
Figure 2-11. 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
“Detaching the
Outer Rails” on page 30
, is visible.
Center Mounting 1U Steelhead xx50 Systems in a Two-Post Rack
The Steelhead xx50 can be mounted to a two-post rack in the center-mount position using rail kit RMK-004.
This section 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 xx50s to a two-post rack
1.
If the system is already installed in a rack, remove the system from the rack.