Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 48

Rack-Mounting the Chassis
Warning
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions to
ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the
heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the
unit in the rack.
Statement 1006
To install the switch chassis in the equipment rack, perform these steps:
Before you begin
• Install the shelf kit L brackets on the chassis and the shelf brackets and crossbar on the rack posts.
• Install the cable guide.
Procedure
Step 1 Pull out all four of the handholds on the chassis.
Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches Hardware Installation Guide
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Installing the Switch