Specifications

10K rail kit contents

10K rails x 2

M6 screw x 12

M6 cage nut x 12

Captive washer for M6 x 12

x 4 to attach rail to rack

x 2 to attach bracket to rack

M4x0.7 8 mm FH screw x 4

Rack bracket x 2 (5003-1452)

Hold-down brackets x 2

Figure 14: HP 10K Rack Kit (5070-0145)

6600 series air plenums

The HP ProCurve 6600 Series Air Plenum is designed to help preserve cold-aisle/hot-aisle separation for

improved cooling efficiency when the 6600 switch is collocated with top-of-rack servers. In typical top-of-rack

server connectivity environments, the Ethernet ports face the hot aisle to align with server I/O. When a switch is

mounted in a server rack, it is typically positioned toward the back of the rack to facilitate cabling, which usually

leaves a sizeable air gap in the rack where cold air can flow around the switch. The 6600 series air plenum

provides an enclosed pathway where cold air cannot escape around the switch and thus facilitate hot-aisle and

cold-aisle separation. This plenum is especially useful in environments where customers are concerned about

maintaining temperature and pressure gradients due to limited cooling capacity or to save on cooling costs.

Figure 15 details what the 6600 air plenum would look like mounted with a 6600 switch with the 4-post rail kit.

ProCurve 6600

Switch Series

Hot aisle (40°C)

connectivity side

Cold aisle (25°C)

power supply side

6600 series air plenum

Figure 15: HP ProCurve 6600 Series Air Plenum

HP ProCurve 6600 Series Air Plenum Kit (J9480A)

The 6600 series air plenum helps promote stronger hot-aisle/cold-aisle separation by maintaining temperature

and pressure gradients in configurations where the 6600 switch is collocated with servers at the top of rack.

The air plenum prevents cold air from leaking around sides of the 6600 switch to promote more efficient

cooling and is recommended with installations where the where 6600 switch is mounted with Ethernet ports

facing the hot aisle. The 6600 series air plenum (J9480A) is designed for use with the 6600-48G, 6600-48G-

4XG, and 6600-24XG switches. Figure 16 details the air plenum kit.