Required Tools And Equipment - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Required Tools and Equipment

• Two- or four-post, 19-inch EIA rack or cabinet that includes such a rack. These installation instructions
For more information on the rack or cabinet, see the
Warning
• Bottom-support rails that are installed in the rack or cabinet—You must already have two front-mount
For more information, see the
• Two front-mount brackets attached to the chassis. If you are mounting the chassis at its center to the rack
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:
• Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis and its components that are accounted for and undamaged.
For more information, see the
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and equipment to install the Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis:
• Mechanical lift capable of lifting at least 300 pounds (136 kg)
Caution
• Number 1 Phillips-head screwdriver with torque capability
• Rack-mount kit (shipped with the Cisco Nexus 7009 system accessory kit)
Table 3: Contents for the Rack-Mount Kit, on page 49
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show how to install the chassis in a two-post rack. You follow the same steps for installing the chassis
on the front two posts of a four-post rack or cabinet.
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. Statement
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bottom-support rails or two center-mount bottom-support rails attached to the lowest possible rack unit
on the chassis.
Installing the Bottom-Support Rails on the Rack, on page
or cabinet, you must also have two center-mount brackets, in the center-mount kit, which you order
separately from the Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis.
• 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
Unpacking and Inspecting a New Switch, on page
You must use a mechanical lift whenever lifting a device over 120 pounds (55 kg).
Installing a Cisco Nexus 7009 Chassis
Installing a Rack or Cabinet, on page
lists the items in the rack-mount kit.
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