Checkpoint CPAC-RAIL-5000 User manual

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20 October 2021
RACK MOUNTING FOR
5000, 6000, 7000, TE100X,
AND SMART-1 405/410
APPLIANCES

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Revision History
Date Description
20 October 2021 Improved formatting and layout
27 July 2020 Updated the 7000 appliance image in the section
"Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails" on page14
30 April 2020 Updated with 7000 appliances
14 January 2020 First HTML release of this document

Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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General Requirements for Racks 5
Fixed Rails 7
Rack Mounting Hardware and Tools 7
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets to the Appliance 9
Attaching the Rail Plates 9
Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the Appliance 10
Installing the Appliance in the Rack 12
Telescopic Rails 13
Telescopic Rails Hardware 13
Installation Overview 14
Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails 14
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets 17
Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails 18
Attaching the Outer Rack Rails 20
Installing the Appliance in the Rack 21
Removing the Appliance 22
Appliance Air Vents 23

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Rack Mounting for 5000, 6000, 7000, TE100X,
and Smart-1 405/410 Appliances
Check Point appliances are mounted in racks with fixed rails or telescopic (sliding) rails depending on the
appliance model.
These Check Point appliances come equipped by default with fixed rails:
n5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600
n6200, 6400, and 6500
nSmart-1 405 and Smart-1 410
nTE100X
Alternatively, these appliances can be installed with telescopic rails (as an optional accessory) instead of
the default fixed rails.
The telescopic rails are designed to be used with these Check Point appliance models:
nn 5800 and 5900
n6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000
General Requirements for Racks
Check Point 1U appliances are designed for a standard 19-inch (48.26 cm) rack (see specification EIA-310-
D). The telescopic rails are designed for racks with these specifications:
Minimum Depth Maximum Depth SKU
22 inches
(55.9 cm)
32 inches
(81.3 cm)
CPAC-RAIL-5000
CPAC-RAIL-6000
CPAC-RAIL-6000/7000
24 inches
(61 cm)
36 inches
(91.4 cm)
CPAC-RAIL-EXT-5000
CPAC-RAIL-EXT-6000
CPAC-RAIL-EXT-6000/7000
Front and rear rack doors must have equally distributed holes on at least 65% of the surface area to give
sufficient airflow. Make sure that the racks have sufficient clearance to service the Check Point appliances
that are mounted on telescopic rails.
The telescopic rails can be used with racks that have round holes or square holes.
Rack
Side Clearance Requirement
Front 36 in (91.4 cm) plus additional clearance, if necessary, for the mechanical lift used to move
the appliance and rails equipment.
Rear 16 in (40.6 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance without the rear cabinet door
22 in (55.9 cm) from the rear of the rack or appliance with the rear cabinet door

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These are the physical specifications of the Check Point appliance models that can be rack mounted with
fixed or telescopic rails.
Appliance Width Depth Height
5100
5200
5400
17.24 in
(43.8 cm)
16.01 in
(40.65 cm)
1.73 in
(4.4 cm) (1U)
5600 5800
5900 6200
6400 6500
6600 6700
6800 6900
17.24 in
(43.8 cm)
20 in
(50.8 cm)
1.73 in
(4.4 cm) (1U)
7000 17.24 in
(43.80 cm)
22.83 in
(58.00 cm)
1.73 in
(4.4 cm) (1U)
Smart-1 405
Smart-1 410
TE100X
17.13 in
(43.5 cm)
17.64 in
(44.8 cm)
1.73 in
(4.4 cm) (1U)

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Fixed Rails
This section describes how to mount the appliance in a rack with fixed rails.
Important - We recommend that at least two people install the appliance in a rack to
prevent injury, or damage to the appliance.
Rack Mounting Hardware and Tools
These Check Point appliances come equipped by default with fixed rails:
n5100, 5200, 5400, and 5600
n6200, 6400, and 6500
nSmart-1 405 and Smart-1 410
nTE100X
You must install rack mounting hardware on the appliance before you mount it in a rack. These rack
mounting components are included in the kit.
5100, 5200, 5400, 5600, 6200, 6400, and 6500 Appliances
Item Hardware
Description Qty. Use Label
1 Ear mount
bracket
2 Attaches to the appliance front panel. Both ear
mount brackets are identical.
Assembly kit
Ear mount
screws
12 Secures the ear mount brackets to the appliance
front panel. These screw heads are smaller (5
mm).
Rack Ear
Screw:
12pcs
2 Mounting
bracket
2 Attaches to the appliance. Both mounting
brackets are identical.
No label
3 Adapter 2 Attaches to the mounting brackets. Both adapters
are identical.
Assembly kit

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Item Hardware
Description Qty. Use Label
Mounting
bracket
screws
12 Secures the adapters to the mounting brackets
and the mounting brackets to the appliance.
These screw heads are larger (8 mm).
Rack
Bracket
Screw:
12pcs
TE100X Appliances
Item Hardware
Description Qty. Use Label
1 Ear mount
bracket
2 Attaches to the appliance front panel. Both ear
mount brackets are identical.
Assembly kit
Ear mount
screws
6 Secures the ear mount brackets to the appliance
front panel. These screw heads are smaller (5
mm).
Assembly kit
2 Mounting
bracket
2 Attaches to the appliance. Both mounting
brackets are identical.
No label
3 Adapter 2 Attaches to the mounting brackets. Both adapters
are identical.
Assembly kit
Mounting
bracket
screws
10 Secures the adapters to the mounting brackets
and the mounting brackets to the appliance.
These screw heads are larger (8 mm).
Assembly kit
Smart-1 405/410 Appliances
Item Hardware
Description Qty. Use Label
1 Ear mount
bracket
2 Attaches to the appliance front panel. Both ear
mount brackets are identical.
Rack Ear
Ear mount
screws
6 Secures the ear mount brackets to the appliance
front panel. These screw heads are smaller (5 mm).
Rack Ear
Screw 6
pcs
2 Mounting
bracket
2 Attaches to the appliance. Both mounting brackets
are identical.
No label
3 Adapter 2 Attaches to the mounting brackets. Both adapters
are identical.
Rack Fix
Bracket
Mounting
bracket
screws
10 Secures the adapters to the mounting brackets and
the mounting brackets to the appliance. These
screw heads are larger (8 mm).
Rack
Bracket
Screw 10
pcs

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Rack Mounting Tools
Phillips PH2 screwdriver. A magnetic head is recommended to hold screws in place and retrieve dropped
screws. A powered screwdriver is also useful.
Note - Screws to attach the ear mount brackets and rail plates to the rack are not included.
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets to the
Appliance
Attach the two ear mount brackets to the front of the appliance. The appliance shown in the figure is 6500.
Note - The ear mount screws have 5 mm heads.
To attach the ear mount brackets to the appliance:
1. Attach the appliance ear bracket to one side of the appliance using three or six ear mount screws
(depending on the appliance model).
2. Do step 1 again for the other side of the appliance.
Attaching the Rail Plates
Attach the adapters to the mounting brackets to connect the appliance to the rear vertical rails of the rack.

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Item Description
1 Mounting bracket
2 Adapter
Note - The mounting bracket screws have 8 mm heads.
To attach the adapters:
1. Attach an adapter to a mounting bracket using two mounting bracket screws.
2. Do step 1 again for the other adapter and mounting bracket.
Attaching the Mounting Brackets to the
Appliance
Attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the appliance. Align the adapters to connect the mounting
brackets to the rear of the rack.
Note - The mounting bracket screws have 8 mm heads.

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To attach the mounting brackets:
1. Place the mounting bracket on the side of the appliance with the protruding side of the bracket facing
away from the appliance.
2. Attach the mounting bracket to the appliance using three mounting bracket screws.
3. Do steps 1 and 2 again for the other side of the appliance.

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Installing the Appliance in the Rack
Install the appliance in the rack. It may be necessary to adjust the mounting brackets to secure the
appliance to the rack.
Important - Two people are required to install the appliance in a rack in order to prevent any possible
damage.
To install the appliance in the rack:
1. Attach the ear mount brackets to the front of the rack.
2. Attach the adapters to the rear of the rack.
3. Confirm that the appliance is stable and secure in the rack.

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Telescopic Rails
Telescopic Rails Hardware
Item Hardware
Description Qty. Use Label
1 Outer rack rail section
of the telescopic rail
unit
2 Moves the appliance into position in the
rack
No label
2 Square-hole rack
screws
8 Come attached to the outer rack rails to
be used with square holed racks
No label
2 Round-hole rack
screws
8 For use with round-hole racks only.
Replace the original square- hole rack
screws with the round-hole rack screws.
Round-hole
rack screws
P/N for
Round Hole
7.1 x8pcs
3 Rack mounting
screws
4 At front of appliance - Attaches the ear
mounts to the rack, which prevents
movement of the appliance.
At back of appliance - Attaches the outer
rack rail to the rack.
Rack
mounting
screws
M5x20L
x4PCS

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Item Hardware
Description Qty. Use Label
4 Inner appliance rail
section of the
telescopic rail unit
2 Attaches to the sides of the appliance No label
5 Appliance rail screws 8 Attaches the appliance rails to the
appliance
Appliance
rail screws
#6-32 x8pcs
6 Appliance rail screws 2 Attaches the appliance rails to the
appliance
Appliance
rail screws
#6-32 x2pcs
7 Ear mount bracket ** 2 Attaches the appliance to the rack Assembly kit
8 Ear mount bracket
screws**
12 / 6 Attaches the ear mounts to the appliance.
The number of screws depends on
appliance model.
Rack Ear
screw
** The ear mount bracket and screws are delivered as accessories together with the appliance.
Rack Mounting Tools
We recommend that you use a Phillips PH2 screwdriver with a magnetic head to hold and retrieve screws.
Installation Overview
Telescopic rails installation includes these procedures:
nAttaching the inner rails to the appliance
nAttaching the ear mounts to the appliance
nAttaching round-hole rack screws (if you are using round-hole racks)
nAttaching the outer rack rails to the rack
nInstalling the appliance in the rack
Attaching the Inner Appliance Rails
The outer rack rail section and the inner appliance rail section come as one unit when you open the box.
Before you can attach each appliance rail to the side of the appliance, you must remove the inner appliance
rails from the outer rack rails.
To remove the inner appliance rail from the telescopic rail unit:
1. Extend the inner appliance rail from the outer rail until the rails locks in place.
2. Press the inner rail release latch, as shown, and pull the inner appliance rail straight out.

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3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the other telescopic rack rail unit.
Item Description
1 Inner rack rail
2 Release latch
3 Outer appliance rail
To install the inner appliance rails to the appliance:
1. Place the appliance rail on the side of the appliance and make sure:
nThe release latch is facing away from the appliance
nThe arrow on the release latch points to the front of the appliance
nThe appliance rail extends past the back panel of the appliance
2. Install the appliance rails to the side of the appliance with the provided screws. Refer to the below
appliance rail images for 5600, 5800, 5900, 6400, 6500, 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000
appliances.
Note that in 5100, 5200, 5400, 6200, Smart-1 405, Smart-1 410, and TE100X appliances, each side
uses 3 screws.
Note - Do not overtighten the screws. Check Point recommends that you leave the rail mounting
screws loose until the server is completely installed. This eases installation by preventing binding of
the server in the rack.
3. Do steps 1 and 2 again to install the appliance rail on the other side of the appliance.

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5600, 5800, and 6500 appliances (appliance shown is 5800):
5900 appliances:
6800 appliances:

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6600, 6700, and 6900 appliances (6900 appliance is shown):
7000 appliances:
Item Description
1 Appliance rail screws - Four for each inner rail
2 Appliance rail screws - One for each inner rail
3 Release latch
Attaching the Ear Mount Brackets
Attach the ear mounts to the left and right side of the front of the appliance to lock the appliance into the
rack.

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Item Hardware Description Use
1 Rack post mounting hole for the rack
mounting screws
When the screw is fastened, the appliance cannot be
pulled out of the rack
2 Holes for ear mount bracket screws Attaches the ear mount to the appliance
To attach the ear mount brackets to the appliance:
1. Place the ear mount bracket on the side of the appliance near the front panel.
2. Attach the ear mount bracket to the appliance using the six ear mount bracket screws.
5600, 5800, and 6500 appliances:
5900, 6600, 6700, 6800, 6900, and 7000 appliances:
3. Do steps 1 - 2 again for the other side of the appliance.
Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails
If you use round-hole racks, you must replace the eight square-hole rack screws that come attached to the
outer rack rails with the eight supplied round-hole rack screws.

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Do this procedure before you attach the outer rack rails to the rack.
To attach the round-hole rack screws:
1. Use a screwdriver to remove the square-hole rack screws from the front and back of the outer rack
rail.
2. Replace with four of the supplied round-hole rack screws.
3. Do steps 1 - 2 again for the other outer rack rail.

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Attaching the Outer Rack Rails
Attach the outer rack rails to the rack. Make sure that you have the two rack rails ready.
Item Description
1 Rack rail screws (attached to the end of the rack rail)
2 Screw hole with rack mounting screw
3 Securing clip
4 Rack rail
To attach the outer rails to the rack:
1. If your rack has round holes, make sure to complete "Preparing Round-Hole Rack Rails" on page18 .
2. Align the front end of the outer rail with the hole number.
nMake sure that the securing clip faces the inner part of the rack.
3. Gently pull forward and connect the outer rail to the rack by inserting the rack rail screws into the rack
holes.
4. Do steps 1 - 3 again to attach the rear end of the outer rail to the rack.
The rear securing clips are marked with the letters R(for the right rack rail) and L(for the left rack rail).
5. Use a rack mounting screw to secure the rear end of the outer rail to the rack.
6. Do steps 1 - 5 again for the other outer rail.