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Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis
This chapter describes how to install a new or relocated Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis in a rack or cabinet. For
information about installing other Cisco Nexus 7000 Series chassis or power supplies, see the following
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Preparing to Install the Switch

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Required Tools
Before you install the Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis into a rack, make sure that you have the following tools and
equipment:
• Mechanical lift capable of lifting 700 pounds (318 kg)
You must have one four-post, 19-inch EIA rack or cabinet before you can install the Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis.
Make sure that you order the rack or cabinet and have it delivered before installing the chassis.
Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis This chapter describes how to install a new or relocated Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis in a rack or cabinet. For information about installing other Cisco Nexus 7000 Series chassis or power supplies, see the following...
  • Page 2 Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis, are included in the Cisco Nexus 7018 accessory kit. Caution When you handle the Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis or its components, you must follow ESD protocol at all times to prevent ESD damage. This protocol includes but is not limited to wearing an ESD wrist strap that you connect to the earth ground.
  • Page 3 Unpacking and Inspecting a New Chassis Before you install a new Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis, you need to unpack and inspect it to be sure that you have all the items that you ordered and verify that the switch was not damaged during shipment. If anything is damaged or missing, contact your customer representative immediately.

  • Page 4: Installing The Bottom-Support Rails On The Rack

    The power supply units are shipped with the chassis but are boxed separately. • Cisco Nexus 7018 system accessory kit To see a list of what is in the accessory kit, see the Cisco Nexus 7018 System Accessory Kit Contents document, which is included in the kit.
  • Page 5 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Attaching the Bottom-Support Rails • Rack-mount kit (shipped with the accessory kit). Table 1: Contents for the Rack-Mount Kit, on page 5 lists the items in the rack-mount kit. Table 1: Contents for the Rack-Mount Kit...
  • Page 6 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Attaching the Bottom-Support Rails Make sure that the two bottom-support rails are level with one another. If they are not level, adjust the higher Note rail down to the level of the lower rail.

  • Page 7: Installing The Chassis

    Before you install the chassis, you must make sure that the following items are available for the installation: • Data center ground is accessible where you are installing the Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis. • Four-post, 19-inch EIA rack or cabinet that includes such a rack.
  • Page 8 For more information, see the Unpacking and Inspecting a New Chassis, on page Required Tools and Equipment You need the following tools and equipment to install the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series chassis: • Mechanical lift capable of lifting 700 pounds (318 kg) Caution You must use a mechanical lift to lift a switch weighing over 120 pounds (55 kg).
  • Page 9 Installing the Chassis To install a Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis in a four-post rack or cabinet, follow these steps: SUMMARY STEPS 1. To lighten the chassis, we recommend that you remove the fan trays from the chassis. The electronics on these modules are well sealed from damage but you must still be careful not to damage their connectors.
  • Page 10 Use at least two persons to push the chassis half way onto the installed bottom-support rails as shown in Figure 3: Moving a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis onto a Rack, on page 11 and a third person to guide the back of the chassis so that it does not get caught on anything as it is pushed into the rack.
  • Page 11 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Chassis Figure 3: Moving a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis onto a Rack Push the sides of the lower half of the front side of the chassis. Rack vertical mounting rails. Chassis mounting brackets.

  • Page 12: Grounding The Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis

    Grounding the Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis The Cisco Nexus 7018 system is grounded through the AC power supply cables and one of two grounding connections on the chassis. The AC power supply cables provide a connection to an earth ground whenever...
  • Page 13 Before you can ground the chassis, you must have a connection to the earth ground for the data center building. If you installed the Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis into a bonded rack (see the rack manufacturer’s instructions for more information) that now has a connection to the data center earth ground, you can ground the chassis by connecting its ground ports to the rack.
  • Page 14 Remove the adhesive label from one of the two system grounding pads, and secure the grounding wire lug to the grounding pad with two M4 screws. Figure 6: Grounding Pad on the Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis, on page 15 shows the location of the grounding pad on the front side of the chassis.
  • Page 15 After you connect the chassis to the earth ground, you can ground your ESD wrist strap by plugging it into the ESD port shown in Figure 7: ESD Grounding Ports on the Front of the Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis, on page...

  • Page 16: Installing The Cable Management Frame

    Figure 7: ESD Grounding Ports on the Front of the Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis ESD grounding port Installing the Cable Management Frame After you have fully installed the Cisco Nexus 7018 switch chassis in the rack or cabinet (see the Installing the Chassis, on page 7), you can install the cable management frame on the front of the chassis.
  • Page 17 Attach a lower cable management assembly (800-31343-01) onto the two hooks that protrude from the lower half of the left rack-mount bracket that is attached to the Cisco Nexus 7018 switch chassis, and loosely fasten the assembly to the chassis with four flat-head M4x10 screws as shown in...
  • Page 18 Attach an upper cable management assembly (800-31342-01) onto the two hooks that protrude from the upper half of the left rack-mount bracket that is attached to the Cisco Nexus 7018 switch chassis, and loosely fasten the assembly to the chassis with four flat-head M4x10 screws as shown in...
  • Page 19 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Cable Management Frame Figure 9: Attaching a Left Cable Management Assembly to a Rack-Mount Bracket Rack-mount bracket. Position the assembly so that the two upper hooks on the rack-mount bracket fit inside the two holes on the assembly, and then slide the assembly down so that it is held by the hooks.
  • Page 20 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Cable Management Frame Figure 10: Cable Management Assemblies Attached to the Rack-Mount Brackets Lower cable management assembly Upper cable management assembly Step 5 Place the top hood (800-31269-01) on top of the two upper cable management assemblies that are already installed.
  • Page 21 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Cable Management Frame Figure 11: Positioning the Top Hood with the Upper Cable Management Assemblies and the Switch Chassis Alignment Alignment pins holes Step 6 Use four M4x8 pan-head screws to loosely fasten the top hood to the chassis as shown in...

  • Page 22: Installing The Front Door And Air Intake Frame

    Also, make sure that the cable management frame is aligned to the vertical sides of the chassis and that the cable management hood is level when you install those components. To install the front door and air intake frame to the Cisco Nexus 7018 cable management system, follow these steps:...
  • Page 23 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame SUMMARY STEPS Position the left door stopper (700-27454-01) on the middle of the left cable management frame and fasten it with two M3x10 pan-head screws as shown in...
  • Page 24 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 13: Attaching the Left Door Stopper Left door stopper identified with an L on the bottom of the base. Screw holes on the cable management frame.
  • Page 25 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 14: Attaching the Right Door Stopper Right door stopper identified with an R on the bottom of the base. Screw holes on the right side of the cable management frame.
  • Page 26 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 15: Positioning the Hinge Bracket to the Cable Management Frame and Chassis Alignment Alignment pins holes Step 4 Attach the bracket to the chassis with eight loosely fastened M4x8 screws, as shown in...
  • Page 27 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 16: Attaching the Hinge Bracket to the Cable Management Frame and Chassis Four M4x8 pan-head screws that fasten the hood Four M4x8 pan-head screws that fasten the hood to the left and to the chassis.
  • Page 28 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 17: Fastening Ball-Point Studs to the Air Intake Area Ball-headed stud Step 8 Align the air intake frame to the four ball-point studs and press the frame onto the chassis as shown in...
  • Page 29 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 18: Positioning the Air Intake Frame on the Chassis Ball-headed Air-intake frame with holes to be aligned with the ball-headed studs studs Step 9 Fasten the captive screws on the air-intake frame to the chassis and tighten to 11 to 15 in-lb (95 to 130 N·m).
  • Page 30 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 19: Attaching One Side of the Door to the Chassis Double-hinged door Hinge pins Move one side to the hinge pins Slot for hinge Step 12 While holding the door on the hinge pins with one hand, use your other hand to press the locking button on the interior side of the door.
  • Page 31 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 20: Attaching the Left Side of the Door Press the locking button to lock the door onto the hinge pins. Note Be sure that the door is firmly latched to the two hinge pins. If both of the hinge pins are not secured behind...
  • Page 32 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame Figure 21: Attaching the Right Side of the Door Door handle pulled out until it clicks Hinge pins Swing the door closed Slots for hinge pins Step 14 Swing the door closed so that the unused hinge pins fit inside the slots on the top and bottom of the door.

  • Page 33: Installing Storage Media In A Supervisor Module

    Installing Storage Media in a Supervisor Module Each supervisor module on a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch is shipped with a CompactFlash card installed in the LOG FLASH reader (Supervisor 1 modules) or a USB drive installed in the LOG FLASH reader (Supervisor 2 and Supervisor 2E modules).
  • Page 34 Make sure that the card or USB drive is fully inserted inside the reader. If it is fully inserted, either format the card (see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide) or replace the storage media with another that is properly formatted for the reader.