We tried to flip the sides of rails in QFX5120 and it cause two problems that prevent us from keeping it this way 1. The switch was 2 cm from the rear post line 2. The switch vibrate as you can see in the video https://photos.app.goo.gl/WQwcE9vcPjSiEi9N9
Nitzan On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 6:54 PM Tore Anderson <t...@fud.no> wrote: > * Cummings, Chris > > > Now that you say that, I think you're right. I am referring specifically > to the EX4650 and they are the cheesy type where the rear half of the rail > stays screwed in to the rack and the front half of the rail is attached to > the switch. I assume it is the same on the QFX since they are very similar > platforms. Basically they are that annoying type between rack ears and > sliding rails where the device can separate completely from the rails. > > Looking at the documentation (linked below), it would appear the EX4650 > has the exact same rack-mount kit as the EX4500 and EX4600 do. > > They all share the fundamental problem I'm taking about, namely that there > are fixed mounting ears on the port side of the switch, which prevent > removal through the cold aisle (assuming data centre/PSU-to-port airflow). > > The "sliders" are really just there to prevent the PSU end of the switch > to sag. > > Tore > > > https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/release-independent/junos/information-products/topic-collections/hardware/ex-series/ex4650/quick-start-ex4650.pdf > (page 6) >
