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Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP ACI Mode Hardware Installation Guide

First Published: 2017-09-27

Last Modified: 2018-03-01

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C H A P T E R 1

C H A P T E R 2

C H A P T E R 3

C O N T E N T S

Trademarks ?

Preface vii

Audience vii

Documentation Conventions vii

Related Documentation viii

Documentation Feedback x

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request x

Overview 1

Overview 1

 

 

 

Preparing the Site 5

 

 

 

Temperature Requirements

5

 

Humidity Requirements

5

 

 

Altitude Requirements

5

 

 

Dust and Particulate Requirements

6

Minimizing Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference 6

Shock and Vibration Requirements

7

Grounding Requirements

7

 

Planning for Power Requirements

7

Airflow Requirements

8

 

 

Rack and Cabinet Requirements 9

 

Clearance Requirements

10

 

Installing the Switch Chassis

11

 

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Safety 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation Options with Racks and Cabinets

12

 

 

Airflow Considerations

12

 

 

 

 

 

Installation Guidelines

12

 

 

 

 

 

Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch

13

 

 

 

Installing the Switch

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installing the Switch into a Two-post Rack

18

 

 

Grounding the Chassis

21

 

 

 

 

 

Starting the Switch

23

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R

4

Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric

25

 

 

 

ACI Fabric Topology 25

 

 

 

 

 

Preparing to Connect to Other Devices 26

 

 

 

Connecting Leaf Switches to APICs

27

 

 

 

Connecting Leaf Switches to Spine Switches

28

 

 

Setting Up an Optional Console Interface 31

 

 

Setting Up an Optional Management Connection 32

 

 

Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables

32

C H A P T E R

5

Replacing Components

35

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replacing a Fan Module

35

 

 

 

 

Removing a Fan Module

35

 

 

 

 

Installing a Fan Module

36

 

 

 

 

Replacing a Power Supply Module

36

 

 

 

Replacing an AC Power Supply 36

 

A P P E N D I X

A

Rack Specifications 39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of Racks

39

 

 

 

 

 

General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks

39

 

Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks

40

 

Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets

40

 

Cable Management Guidelines 40

 

A P P E N D I X B

System Specifications 41

 

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Environmental Specifications

41

 

 

 

 

Switch Dimensions

41

 

 

 

 

 

Switch and Module Weights and Quantities

42

Transceiver and Cable Specifications

42

 

Switch Power Input Requirements

42

 

 

 

Power Specifications

43

 

 

 

 

 

350-W AC Power Supply Specifications

43

440-W DC Power Supply Specifications

43

Power Cable Specifications

44

 

 

 

 

Power Cable Specifications for AC Power Supplies 44

Regulatory Standards Compliance Specifications 45

LEDs 47

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch Chassis LEDs

47

 

 

 

 

 

Fan Module LEDs 48

 

 

 

 

 

Power Supply LEDs

48

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Kits 49

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rack Mount Kit for a Two-post Rack

49

 

Rack Mount Kit NXK-ACC-KIT-1RU

 

49

 

Rack Mount Kit N3K-C3064-ACC-KIT

50

 

Accessory Kit 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site Preparation and Maintenance Records

53

 

Site Preparation Checklist 53

 

 

 

 

Contact and Site Information

54

 

 

 

 

Chassis and Module Information

55

 

 

 

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Preface

Audience, on page vii

Documentation Conventions, on page vii

Related Documentation, on page viii

Documentation Feedback, on page x

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request, on page x

Audience

This publication is for hardware installers and network administrators who install, configure, and maintain Cisco Nexus switches.

Documentation Conventions

Command descriptions use the following conventions:

Convention

Description

bold

Bold text indicates the commands and keywords that you enter literally

 

as shown.

Italic

Italic text indicates arguments for which the user supplies the values.

[x]

Square brackets enclose an optional element (keyword or argument).

[x | y]

Squarebracketsenclosingkeywordsorargumentsseparatedbyavertical

 

bar indicate an optional choice.

{x | y}

Braces enclosing keywords or arguments separated by a vertical bar

 

indicate a required choice.

[x {y | z}]

Nested set of square brackets or braces indicate optional or required

 

choices within optional or required elements. Braces and a vertical bar

 

within square brackets indicate a required choice within an optional

 

element.

variable

Indicates a variable for which you supply values, in context where italics

 

cannot be used.

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Related Documentation

Convention

Description

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the

 

string or the string will include the quotation marks.

Examples use the following conventions:

Convention

Description

screen font

Terminalsessionsandinformationtheswitchdisplaysareinscreenfont.

boldface screen font

Information you must enter is in boldface screen font.

italic screen font

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic screen font.

< >

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line

 

of code indicates a comment line.

Related Documentation

TheApplicationCentricInfrastructuredocumentationsetincludesthefollowingdocumentsthatareavailable on Cisco.com at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

Web-Based Documentation

Cisco APIC Management Information Mode Reference

Cisco APIC Online Help Reference

Cisco APIC Python SDK Reference

Cisco ACI Compatibility Tool

Cisco ACI MIB Support List

Downloadable Documentation

Knowledge Base Articles (KB Articles)are available at the following URL: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-policy-infrastructure-controller-apic/products-configuration-examples-list.html

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Controller Release Notes

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Fundamentals Guide

Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide

Cisco ACI Virtualization Guide

Cisco APIC REST API User Guide

Cisco APIC Command Line Interface User Guide

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Preface

Preface

Cisco APIC Faults, Events, and System Messages Management Guide

Cisco ACI System Messages Reference Guide

Cisco APIC Layer 4 to Layer 7 Services Deployment Guide

Cisco APIC Layer 4 to Layer 7 Device Package Development Guide

Cisco APIC Layer 4 to Layer 7 Device Package Test Guide

Cisco ACI Firmware Management Guide

Cisco ACI Troubleshooting Guide

Cisco ACI Switch Command Reference, NX-OS Release 11.0

Cisco Verified Scalability Guide for Cisco ACI

Cisco ACI MIB Quick Reference

Cisco Nexus CLI to Cisco APIC Mapping Guide

Application Centric Inftrastructure Fabric Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco NX-OS Release Notes for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI-Mode Switches

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series ACI Mode Licensing Guide

Cisco Nexus 93108TX-EX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 93108TX-FX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 93120TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 93128TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9332PQ ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9336PQ ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9364C ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9372PX and 9372PX-E ACI-Mode Switches Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9372TX and 9372TX-E ACI-Mode Switches Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9396PX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9396TX ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9504 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9508 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

Cisco Nexus 9516 ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide

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Documentation Feedback

Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Simulator Documentation

The following Cisco ACI Simulator documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/cloud-systems-management/application-centric-infrastructure-simulator/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

Cisco ACI Simulator Release Notes

Cisco ACI Simulator Installation Guide

Cisco ACI Simulator Getting Started Guide

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Documentation

The Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/nexus-9000-series-switches/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

Cisco Application Virtual Switch Documentation

The Cisco Application Virtual Switch (AVS) documentation is available at https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/switches/application-virtual-switch/tsd-products-support-series-home.html.

Documentation Feedback

Toprovidetechnicalfeedbackonthisdocument,ortoreportanerrororomission,pleasesendyourcomments to apic-docfeedback@cisco.com. We appreciate your feedback.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, using the Cisco Bug Search Tool (BST), submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, at: https://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml.

Subscribe to What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation as an RSS feed and delivers content directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service.

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Overview

Overview, on page 1

Overview

The Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP switch (N9K-C9348GC-FXP) is a 1-RU fixed-port, L2/L3 switch, designed for ACI deployments. This switch has 48 100/1000-Megabit 1GBASE-T host ports, 4 10-/25-Gigabit SFP28 host ports, and 2 40-/100-Gigabit QSFP28 uplink ports. The chassis for this switch includes the following user-replaceable components:

Fan modules (three) with the following airflow choices:

Port-side intake airflow with burgundy coloring (NXA-FAN-30CFM-B)

Port-side exhaust airflow with blue coloring (NXA-FAN-30CFM-F)

Power supply modules (two—one for operations and one for redundancy [1+1]) with the following choices (do not mix AC and DC power sources and do not mix airflow directions):

350-W AC power supply with port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring) (NXA-PAC-350W-PI)

350-W AC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) (NXA-PAC-350W-PE)

440-WDCpowersupplywithport-sideexhaustairflow(burgundycoloring)(NXA-PDC-440W-PI)

440-W DC power supply with port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring) (NXA-PDC-440W-PE)

The following figure shows the hardware features seen from the port side of the chassis.

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1

Port lane select button

4

10-/25-Gigabit SFP28 host ports (4)

2

ChassisLEDs(Beacon[BCN],Status[STS],and

5

40-/100-Gigabit QSFP28 uplink ports (2)

 

Environment [ENV])

 

 

3

100-/1000-Megabit 1GBASE-T host ports (48)

6

Screw holes (6) for attaching rack mounting

 

 

 

brackets

Todeterminewhichtransceivers,adapters,andcablesthisswitchsupports,seethe CiscoTransceiverModules Compatibility Information document.

The following figure shows the hardware features seen from the power supply side of the chassis.

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1

Management port (RJ-45 port)

6

ChassisLEDs(Beacon[BCN]andStatus[STS])

2

Console port (RS-232 port)

7

Fan module (3) with fan slot 1 on the left and fan

 

 

 

slot 3 on the right

3

Management port (SFP port)

8

Powersupply(2)oneusedforoperationsandone

 

 

 

used for redundancy, with power supply slot 1

 

 

 

on the left and slot 2 on the right

4

Grounding pad

9

Screw holes (6) for attaching rack mounting

 

 

 

brackets

5USB port

Note USBsupportislimitedtoUSB2.0devicesthatuselessthan2.5W(lessthan0.5Ainclusiveofsurgecurrent). Devices, such as external hard drives, that instantaneously draw more than 0.5 A are not supported.

Depending on whether you plan to position the ports in a hot or cold aisle, you can order the fan and power supply modules with port-side intake or port-side exhaust airflow. To determine the airflow direction of the modules installed in your switch, see the following table.

Replaceable Modules

Port-Side Intake Airflow Coloring

Port-Side Exhaust Airflow Coloring

Fans

Burgundy

Blue

AC power supplies

Burgundy

Blue

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Thefanandpowersupplymodulesarefieldreplaceable. Youcanreplaceonefanmoduleoronepowersupply module during operations, so long as the other modules are installed and operating. If you have only one power supply installed, you can install the replacement power supply in the open slot before removing the original power supply.

Note All of the fan and power supply modules must have the same direction of airflow. Otherwise, the switch can overheat and shut down. If you are installing a dual-direction power supply, that module automatically uses the same airflow direction as the other modules in the switch.

Caution If the switch has port-side intake airflow (burgundy coloring for fan modules), you must locate the ports in the cold aisle. If the switch has port-side exhaust airflow (blue coloring for fan modules), you must locate the ports in the hot aisle. If you locate the air intake in a hot aisle, the switch can overheat and shut down.

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Preparing the Site

Temperature Requirements, on page 5

Humidity Requirements, on page 5

Altitude Requirements, on page 5

Dust and Particulate Requirements, on page 6

Minimizing Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference, on page 6

Shock and Vibration Requirements, on page 7

Grounding Requirements, on page 7

Planning for Power Requirements, on page 7

Airflow Requirements, on page 8

Rack and Cabinet Requirements, on page 9

Clearance Requirements, on page 10

Temperature Requirements

The switch requires an operating temperature of 32 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (0 to 40 degrees Celsius). If theswitchisnotoperating,thetemperaturemustbebetween –40to158degreesFahrenheit(–40to70degrees Celsius).

Humidity Requirements

High humidity can cause moisture to enter the switch. Moisture can cause corrosion of internal components and degradation of properties such as electrical resistance, thermal conductivity, physical strength, and size. The switch is rated to withstand from 5- to 95-percent (non-condensing) relative humidity.

Buildings in which the climate is controlled by air-conditioning in the warmer months and by heat during the colder months usually maintain an acceptable level of humidity for the switch equipment. However, if the switch is located in an unusually humid location, you should use a dehumidifier to maintain the humidity within an acceptable range.

Altitude Requirements

The following table lists the maximum altitude that this switch is tested to operate. This switch is rated to operate at altitudes from 0 to 13,123 feet (0 to 4,000 meters). If you operate this switch at a higher altitude

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(lowpressure),theefficiencyofforcedandconvectioncoolingisreducedandcanresultinelectricalproblems that are related to arcing and corona effects. This condition can also cause sealed components with internal pressure, such as electrolytic capacitors, to fail or to perform at a reduced efficiency.

Dust and Particulate Requirements

Exhaust fans cool power supplies and system fans cool switches by drawing in air and exhausting air out throughvariousopeningsinthechassis. However,fansalsoingestdustandotherparticles,causingcontaminant buildup in the switch and increased internal chassis temperature. A clean operating environment can greatly reducethenegativeeffectsofdustandotherparticles,whichactasinsulatorsandinterferewiththemechanical components in the switch.

In addition to regular cleaning, follow these precautions to avoid contamination of your switch:

Do not permit smoking near the switch.

Do not permit food or drink near the switch.

Minimizing Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI) from the switch can adversely affect other devices, such as radio and television (TV) receivers, operating near the switch. Radio frequencies that emanate from the switch can also interfere with cordless and low-power telephones. Conversely, RFI from high-power telephones can cause spurious characters to appear on the switch monitor.

RFIisdefinedasanyEMIwithafrequencyabove10kHz. Thistypeofinterferencecantravelfromtheswitch to other devices through the power cable and power source or through the air as transmitted radio waves. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) publishes specific regulations to limit the amount of EMI and RFI that can be emitted by computing equipment. Each switch meets these FCC regulations.

To reduce the possibility of EMI and RFI, follow these guidelines:

Cover all open expansion slots with a blank filler plate.

Always use shielded cables with metal connector shells for attaching peripherals to the switch.

When wires are run for any significant distance in an electromagnetic field, interference can occur between the field and the signals on the wires with the following implications:

Bad wiring can result in radio interference emanating from the plant wiring.

StrongEMI,especiallywhenitiscausedbylightningorradiotransmitters,candestroythesignaldrivers and receivers in the chassis and even create an electrical hazard by conducting power surges through lines into equipment.

Note To predict and prevent strong EMI, you might need to consult experts in radio frequency interference (RFI).

The wiring is unlikely to emit radio interference if you use twisted-pair cable with a good distribution of grounding conductors. If you exceed the recommended distances, use a high-quality twisted-pair cable with one ground conductor for each data signal when applicable.

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Caution Ifthewiresexceedtherecommendeddistances,orifwirespassbetweenbuildings,givespecialconsideration to the effect of a lightning strike in your vicinity. The electromagnetic pulse caused by lightning or other high-energy phenomena can easily couple enough energy into unshielded conductors to destroy electronic switches. You might want to consult experts in electrical surge suppression and shielding if you had similar problems in the past.

Shock and Vibration Requirements

The switch has been shockand vibration-tested for operating ranges, handling, and earthquake standards.

Grounding Requirements

The switch is sensitive to variations in voltage supplied by the power sources. Overvoltage, undervoltage, and transients (or spikes) can erase data from memory or cause components to fail. To protect against these typesofproblems,ensurethatthereisanearth-groundconnectionfortheswitch.Youcanconnectthegrounding pad on the switch either directly to the earth-ground connection or to a fully bonded and grounded rack.

Whenyouproperlyinstallthechassisinagroundedrack,theswitchisgroundedbecauseithasametal-to-metal connection to the rack. Alternatively, you can ground the chassis by using a customer-supplied grounding cable that meets your local and national installation requirements (we recommend 6-AWG wire for U.S. installations) connected to the chassis with a grounding lug (provided in the switch accessory kit) and to the facility ground.

Note You automatically ground AC power supplies when you connect them to AC power sources. For DC power supplies, you must connect a grounding wire when wiring the power supply to the DC power source.

Planning for Power Requirements

The switch includes two power supplies (1-to-1 redundancy with current sharing) in one of the following combinations:

Two 350-W AC power supplies

Two 440-W DC power supplies

Note For n+1 redundancy, you can use one or two power sources for the two power supplies. For n+n redundancy, you must use two power sources and connect each power supply to a separate power source.

Thepowersuppliesareratedtooutputupto350W(ACpowersupplies)orupto440W(DCpowersupplies), but the switch requires less than those amounts of power from the power supply. To operate the switch you mustprovisionenoughpowerfromthepowersourcetocovertherequirementsofboththeswitchandapower

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supply. Typically, this switch and a power supply require about 200 W of power input from the power source, but you must provision as much as 443 W power input from the power source to cover peak demand.

Note Some of the power supply modules have Underwriter Labs (UL) rating capabilities that exceed the switch requirements. When calculating power requirements, use the switch requirements to determine the amount of power required for the power supplies.

To minimize the possibility of circuit failure, make sure that each power-source circuit used by the switch is dedicated to the switch.

Note For AC input application, please refer to the statement below:

Warning Statement 1005—Circuit Breaker

Note

Warning

Note

This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection. Ensure that the protective devices are rated not greater than 20A (North America), 16A (Europe), and 13A (UK).

For DC input application, please refer to the statement below:

Statement 1005—Circuit Breaker

This product relies on the building's installation for short-circuit (overcurrent) protection.

Ensurethattheprotectivedevicesareratednotgreaterthan40Awhentheswitchispoweredwithregular DC power supplies (rated 48-60VDC).

Ensurethattheprotectivedevicesareratednotgreaterthan10AwhentheswitchispoweredwithHVDC power supplies (rated 240-350VDC).

For the power cables to use with the power supplies, see Power Cable Specifications, on page 44.

Airflow Requirements

The switch is designed to be positioned with its ports in either the front or the rear of the rack depending on your cabling and maintenance requirements. Depending on which side of the switch faces the cold aisle, you must have fan and power supply modules that move the coolant air from the cold aisle to the hot aisle in one of the following ways:

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Port-side exhaust airflow—Coolant air enters the chassis through the fan and power supply modules in the cold aisle and exhausts through the port end of the chassis in the hot aisle.

Port-sideintakeairflow—Coolantairentersthechassisthroughtheportendinthecoldaisleandexhausts through the fan and power supply modules in the hot aisle.

You can identify the airflow direction of each fan and power supply module by its coloring as follows:

Blue coloring indicates port-side exhaust airflow.

Burgundy coloring indicates port-side intake airflow.

Note To prevent the switch from overheating and shutting down, you must position the air intake for the switch in a cold aisle, and all of the fan and power supply modules must have the same direction of airflow (even if their coloring is different). If you must change the airflow direction for the switch, you must shutdown the switch before changing the modules.

Rack and Cabinet Requirements

You can install the following types of racks or cabinets for your switch:

Standard perforated cabinets

Solid-walled cabinets with a roof fan tray (bottom-to-top cooling)

Standard open four-post Telco racks

Work with your cabinet vendors to determine which of their cabinets meet the following requirements or see the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for recommendations:

Use a standard 19-inch (48.3-cm), four-post Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) cabinet or rack with mountingrailsthatconformtoEnglishuniversalholespacingpersection1oftheANSI/EIA-310-D-1992 standard.

The depth of a four-post rack must be 24 to 32 inches (61.0 to 81.3 cm) between the front and rear mounting rails (for proper mounting of the bottom-support brackets or other mounting hardware).

Required clearances between the chassis and the edges of its rack or the interior of its cabinet are as follows:

4.5 inches (11.4 cm) between the front of the chassis and the interior of the cabinet (required for cabling).

3.0inches(7.6cm)betweentherearofthechassisandtheinteriorofthecabinet(requiredforairflow in the cabinet if used).

No clearance is required between the chassis and the sides of the rack or cabinet (no side airflow).

Additionally, you must have power receptacles located within reach of the power cords used with the switch.

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Clearance Requirements

Warning Statement 1048—Rack Stabilization

Stability hazard. The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place, or the rack must be bolted to the floor before you slide the unit out for servicing. Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over.

Clearance Requirements

You must provide the chassis with adequate clearance between the chassis and any other rack, device, or structure so that you can properly install the chassis, route cables, provide airflow, and maintain the switch. For the clearances required for an installation of this chassis in a four-post rack, see the following figure.

1

Chassis

5

Depth of the chassis

2

Vertical rack-mount posts and rails

6

Maximum extension of the bottom-support rails

3

Chassis width

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Depth of the front clearance area (this equals the

 

 

 

depth of the chassis)

4Widthofthefrontclearancearea(thisequalsthe width of the chassis with two rack-mount brackets attached to it)

Note Both the front and rear of the chassis must be open to both aisles for airflow.

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