Vertiv GEIST SwitchAir SA2-004 User manual

GEIST™ SWITCHAIR
AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT DEVICE
Quick Installation Guide
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Models:
SA2-004
Switch Type:
Front (Port) Air Intake - Rear
Exhaust 1U 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.
1. Installing the airflow
channels
Using customer-provided
hardware, insert the cage nuts
into the four holes on the front
of the channel.
Select a 2U space in the rack.
With the channel facing the
centerline of the rack, hold the
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 to install
the airflow channel on the
opposite side.
2. Installing the switch
Slide the network switch into
the bottom 1U at the rear of the
rack’s 2U space. Using
customer-provided cage nuts
and screws, mount the switch
to the rear rack uprights.
Geist Network Switch Installation
Geist SwitchAir Airflow Management Device
Geist SwitchAir Rack Rail Installation
1
Left front
rack upright
Top and bottom
screws of 2U space
CENTERLINE
OF RACK
2
Cage nuts x4
RACK
FRONT
RACK
REAR
Left rear
rack upright
Network
switch
RACK
FRONT
RACK
REAR
Side airflow
channel
Side airflow
channel

GEIST™ SWITCHAIR AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT DEVICE
Quick Installation Guide
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RACK
FRONT
RACK
REAR
3. Installing the air trunk
Insert the air trunk between the
channels on top of the network
switch. Slide the stabilizing tabs
into the opening on each
channel. Using customer-
provided hardware, attach the
air trunk to the rack.
4. Installing the wipers
Orient each SwitchAir wiper
with the tab facing away from
the centerline of the device.
Attach each wiper using the
provided screws.
3
Wiper
Wiper tab
Geist SwitchAir Wiper Installation
CENTERLINE
OF DEVICE
Geist SwitchAir Air Trunk Installation
4
Stabilizing
tab
Side airflow
channel
Network switch
Air trunk
Side airflow
channel

GEIST™ SWITCHAIR AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT DEVICE
Quick Installation Guide
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RACK
FRONT
RACK
REAR
Geist SwitchAir Unit Installation
Geist SwitchAir Airflow
5
SwitchAir
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 network
switch and air trunk.
As the SwitchAir device is
inserted into the space, each
wiper tab acts as a guide to
deflect the wiper past the
switch and air trunk’s corner
and along their sides.
Once the SwitchAir device is
fully seated, install the
mounting screws to fasten the
device to the front rack
uprights.
Airflow
Airflow
Air trunk
Left front
rack upright
Side airflow
channel

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