Vertiv GEIST SwitchAir SA2-002 User manual

GEIST™ SWITCHAIR
AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT DEVICE
Quick Installation Guide
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Models:
SA2-002
Switch Type:
Dual Side or Rear Air Intake - Front
Exhaust 2U Switches
CAUTION: Ensure the required
airflow for safe operation of
equipment is not compromised
when installing the Geist SwitchAir
device.
WARNING: Take precaution to
avoid interference with the switch’s
input power cords when installing
behind a live switch.
DETERMINING THE PROPER
INSTALL CONFIGURATION
Two installation configurations are
available for cooling: dual-side air
intake or rear air intake. The
appropriate install configuration is
determined by the design of the air
intake on the switch to be cooled.
Both configurations include
assembling the side channels to
the rack. For rear air intake, the rear
ducts are used and the wipers are
discarded. For side air intake, the
wipers are used and the rear ducts
are discarded.
REAR AND SIDE AIR INTAKE
INSTALL
1. Attaching the rear air
ducts (rear air intake
only)
Orient the rear ducts so their
opposite open ends are tilted
away from the mountable end
of the side channel. Use the
provided pan head screws to
attach the rear air ducts to the
side mounting channels.
2. Installing the side channel
assemblies
For both configurations, insert
the four customer-provided
cage nuts into the four holes on
the front of the channel.
Geist SwitchAir Airflow Management Device
Geist SwitchAir Side Channel Installation
Geist SwitchAir Rear Duct Installation
CENTERLINE
OF RACK
REAR
AIR INTAKE
ON LY
(Discard wipers.)
Side channel
Rear duct
Side channel
Cage nuts x4
Present only in
rear air intake
installation.
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Select a 2U space in the rack.
With the channel of the side rail
facing the centerline of the rack,
hold the side rail channel on the
inside of the left rack upright.
Fasten in place using screws
only in the top and bottom holes
of the 2U space. Repeat the
procedure for installation of the
channel on the opposite side.
3. Installing the wipers (side
air intake only)
Orient each SwitchAir wiper
with the tab facing away from
the centerline of the switch.
Attach each wiper using the
provided screws.
4. Installing the switch
Slide the network switch into
the rack’s 2U space at the
installed channel’s height. Using
customer-provided cage nuts
and screws, mount the switch
to the rear rack uprights.
5. Installing the SwitchAir
device into the rack
NOTE: Connect to power before
attaching the SwitchAir
device to the rack. (The SwitchAir
has a standard C14 power inlet. Due
to the variety of possible power
source outlet types, an appropriate
power cord type must be
determined and supplied by the
customer.)
Insert the SwitchAir device into the
open rack space at the same 2U
height as the switch.
For the rear air intake only:
Once the SwitchAir device is fully
seated, install the mounting screws
SwitchAir
Switch
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Geist SwitchAir and Network Switch Installation
Front upright
Rear upright
Airflow channel
Geist SwitchAir Wiper Installation
SIDE
AIR INTAKE
ON LY
(Discard rear ducts.)
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SIDE AIR INTAKE
CONFIGURATION
SHOWN
CENTERLINE
OF SWITCH

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Quick Installation Guide
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Airflow
Airflow
Geist SwitchAir Rack Installation Complete
to fasten the unit to the front rack
uprights.
For the side air intake only:
As the SwitchAir device is inserted
into the space, each wiper acts as a
guide to deflect the wiper past the
switch’s corner and along it’s side.
Once the SwitchAir device is fully
seated, install the mounting screws
to fasten the unit to the front rack
uprights.
SIDE AIR
INTAKE AIRFLOW
SHOWN

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