Mounting The Chassis By Its Center Brackets - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Installing a Cisco Nexus 7009 Chassis

Mounting the Chassis by its Center Brackets

To install a Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis by its optional center bracket to a rack or cabinet, follow these steps:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. Follow these steps to replace the front-mount bracket on the chassis with center-mount brackets:
2. Load the chassis onto a mechanical lift as follows:
3. Use the mechanical lift to move and align the rear of the chassis to the front of the rack or cabinet. Make
sure that the bottom of the chassis is elevated to the height of the bottom-support rails or no more than
0.25 inch (0.635 cm) above the bracket.
4. Use at least two persons to push the chassis onto the installed bottom-support rails until the front-mount
brackets come in contact with the rack rails. Push the lower half of the front side of the chassis so that the
back side enters the rack first, and push until the chassis vertical front-mounting brackets or center-mounting
brackets come in contact with the front of the rack. (See
onto a Rack (Center-Mount Installation), on page
5. Make sure that the screw holes in the chassis mounting brackets align with the screw holes in the vertical
mounting rails.
6. Use a Phillips screwdriver to screw in seven to eight M6 x 19-mm or 12-24 x 3/4-inch screws in each of
the two chassis vertical mounting brackets (use a total of 12 to 14 screws for each of two mounting
brackets) as shown in .
DETAILED STEPS
Step 1 Follow these steps to replace the front-mount bracket on the chassis with center-mount brackets:
a) Remove the two front-mount brackets from the chassis by unscrewing the five screws that hold each bracket to the
front sides of the chassis (see Figure 22: Removing the Front-Mount Brackets, on page
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Mounting the Chassis by its Center Brackets
Figure 23: Moving a Cisco Nexus 7009 Chassis
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