Installing Round Hole Adapters for Square Hole Rack Slides for the Cisco Firepower 8000 Series

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Updated:May 27, 2015

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Installing Round Hole Adapters for Square Hole Rack Slides for the Cisco Firepower 8000 Series

Supplied Components

Applicable Racks

Installation

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Installing Round Hole Adapters for Square Hole Rack Slides for the Cisco Firepower 8000 Series

Last Updated: May 27, 2015

This document describes how to install round hole rack adapters that can be used to adapt the square-hole-only sliding rail kits that are supplied with the Cisco Firepower 8000 Series devices. The document contains the following sections:

Warning This document applies only to sliding rail kits that have yellow square hole mount retention pieces. Use with other racks and slides is not supported and may cause injury or damage to equipment.

Supplied Components

The adapter kit in Table 1 contains all items needed to adapt one sliding rail kit needed to mount one Firepower 8000 Series 1U or 2U device in a rack. Your kit should look similar to the kit in Figure 1.

Table 1 Round-to-Square Hole Rack Adapter Kit for Firepower 8000 Devices
Adapter Kit	Contents
FP8000-RND-ADPT=	4 x adapter brackets 8 x 10-32 x ¼” (6.35mm) Philips pan head screws 4 x M5-0.8mm x 15mm Philips pan head screws 4 x M5 flat washer – optional 4 x M5 lock washer – optional

Figure 1 Round-to-Square Hole Rack Adapter Kit for Firepower 8000 Devices

Note The Firepower 8x60 requires two kits, the Firepower 8x70 requires three kits, and the Firepower 8x90 requires four kits for adapting the sliding rail kits.

Applicable Racks

The adapter kit is applicable for use on racks with a rail (vertical mounting flange) thickness of 0.125” (3.18mm) or less. The rack hole pattern must comply with EIA-310-D (or later.) The rails must be threaded with 10-32 holes to use the provided screws. The adapter holes will clear M8 and 12-24 sized screws.

Note Cage nuts and Tinnerman style (clip) nuts are NOT supported. Nuts of any kind behind the rail are NOT supported.

User supplied screws may be used, provided that they do not exceed the ¼” (6.35mm) length. Longer screws will not tighten properly. This may be managed with washers. User supplied washers may be used between the rack screws and the adapters if desired.

Warning Verify that there is sufficient screw engagement in the rack rail if using washers. Failure to do this may cause equipment to fall.

Note Use of the adapters increases both the minimum and the maximum front-to-back rail spacing by approximately 1” (26mm.)

Installation

Installation of the adapters and slide mounts to the rack is performed in two stages which are described in the following sections:

Attaching the Adapters to the Slide Rail Ends

To attach an adapter to a slide rail:

Step 1 Slide the yellow retention piece away from the end (see “1” in Figure 2).

Step 2 Place the square holes over the mechanical catches at the end of the slide (see “2” in Figure 2).

Step 3 Slide the yellow retention piece toward the end as shown to lock the mechanical catches in place (see “3” in Figure 2).

Step 4 Place an M5-0.8mm x 15mm screw in the threaded hole at the end of the slide (see “4” in Figure 2).

Step 5 Tighten the screw (see “5” in Figure 2).

Figure 2 Adapter Attachment to Slide Ends

What to Do Next:

Repeat this four times, once for each end of the two slides.

Note The sliding rail kit includes a package of 4 M5-0.8mm x 15mm washer head, Philips screws. These will not be used when the round hole adapter is in place.

Mounting the Slide Rails in the Rack

Mount the slide rails in the rack by attaching the adapters to the rack rails/vertical mounting flanges. Figure 3 shows the sequence for mounting the end of a slide rail to the rack rail/vertical mounting flange.

Warning Use of non-supported racks or hardware may cause the equipment to fall, which could result in equipment damage or personal injury.

To mount a slide rail to the rack rail/vertical mounting flange:

Step 1 Choose a suitable rack location and identify the correct holes. The example rack has markings to simplify this (see “1” in Figure 3).

Step 2 Line the end of the slide (with the attached adapter) to the holes. The rail/vertical mounting flange goes into the C shape (from above) of the adapter (see “2” in Figure 3).

Step 3 Screw through the adapter end into the rack rail/vertical mounting flange using 10-32 x ¼” (6.35mm) screws provided (see “3” in Figure 3).

Step 4 Tighten the screws.

Figure 3 Slide Attachment to Rack Rail/Vertical Mounting Flange

What to Do Next:

Repeat this four times, once for each end of the two slides.
Verify proper screw engagement for the screws going into the rail/vertical mounting bracket.
Complete installation per the square-hole rack mounting instructions.