30 Installation fundamentals
The surface, whether a shelf or table, must be able to support the
combined weight of the switch and attached cables; between 15 and 20
pounds (7 to 9 kilograms) for a 5500 Series switch, and between 21 and
33 pounds (9.5 to 15 kilograms) for a 5600 Series switch.
CAUTION
Do not place a Nortel Ethernet Power Supply Unit 10 or Nortel
Ethernet Redundant Power Supply 15 on top of a Nortel
Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series. The switch housing of
a 5500 Series Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch is not strong
enough to support the weight of these units.
Switch installation on the wall
You can mount 5000 Series switches on a wall. See "Mounting on a wall"
(page 68), to mount the switch on a wall.
Do not install a switch on a wall if the switch has a height greater than
1 rack unit (U).
Switch installation in an equipment rack, front mount option
You can mount 5000 Series switches in a rack with the front panel at the
front of the rack. See "Installing a front mounted switch in an equipment
rack" (page 70), to install the switch in a rack.
Before you begin this procedure, ensure that the equipment rack meets
the following requirements:
• A space equivalent to the rack height of the switch is provided for each
switch in an EIA or IEC standard 19-inch (48.2 centimeter) or TIA
23-inch (58.4 centimeter) equipment rack.
• The rack is bolted to the floor and braced if necessary.
• The rack is grounded to the same grounding electrode used by the
power service in the area. The ground path must be permanent and
must not exceed 1 ohm of resistance from the rack to the grounding
electrode.
CAUTION
When you mount the switch in a rack, do not stack units directly
on top of one another in the rack. Each unit must be secured
to the rack with the appropriate mounting brackets. Mounting
brackets are not designed to support multiple units.
Switch installation in an equipment rack, rear mount option
You can mount 5000 Series switches in a rack with the rear panel at the
front of the rack. See "Installing a rear mounted switch in an equipment
rack" (page 71), to install the switch in a rack.
ERS 5000 Series Installation
NN47200-300 04.03
13 April 2009
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