Installing The Center-Mount Brackets; Installing The Chassis In A Rack - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Installing a Cisco Nexus 7004 Chassis

Installing the Center-Mount Brackets

Before you install a Cisco Nexus 7004 chassis, you need to determine whether you need to mount the front
of the chassis or the center of the chassis to the rack. The chassis is already set up for mounting its front to
the rack, but you can include center-mount brackets to position the front of the chassis 5.7 inches (14.4 cm)
in front of the rack.
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To install the center-mount brackets on the chassis, follow these steps:
Step 1
Align one of two center-mount brackets so that its six screw holes align to six screw holes on the side of the chassis as
shown in Figure 13: Installing Center-Mount Brackets on the Chassis, on page
Figure 13: Installing Center-Mount Brackets on the Chassis
1 Center mount bracket (left and right versions)
Step 2
Use a Phillips-head screw driver to secure the bracket to the chassis with the six M4 x 6 mm screws. Tighten each screw
to 11.5 to 15 in-lbs (1.3 to 1.7 N·m).
Step 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to install the other center-mount bracket on the other side of the chassis.

Installing the Chassis in a Rack

Before you install the chassis in the rack, you must determine how you are going to lift the chassis to its
position on the rack. You can either lift the chassis with a mechanical lift and slide it on top of another installed
Cisco Nexus 7004 chassis, or you can lighten the chassis and lift it manually into position with a couple of
If you need to install the center-mount brackets, you must separately order the Cisco Nexus 7004 Rack Mount
Kit (part number is N7K-C7004-RMK).
2 Six M4 x 6 mm screws for each bracket
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