Cisco Nexus 7000 Hardware Installation And Reference Manual page 388

Chassis Clearances
7 Air intake from cold aisle for the supervisor,
fabric, and I/O modules
8 Air exhaust to hot aisle for power supplies
9 Air exhaust to hot aisle for the supervisor,
fabric, and I/O modules
For two-post rack installations with front-mount brackets, the chassis requires the following clearances
(see Figure
Front clearance requires both of the following:
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Note
Rear clearance requires 26 inches (66.0 cm) behind the chassis for cable management and for
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replacing modules and power supplies
• Side clearance recommendation depends on whether you use a rack or cabinet for the installation as
follows:
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
A-28
A-18):
Cabling area of 7.5 inches (19.1 cm) between the front of the chassis and the cold aisle (this
area can include the optional cable management frames)
Maintenance area of 28 inches (71.1 cm) in front of the cabling area for installing the chassis
and replacing modules
You might need to increase the maintenance area to accommodate a wide mechanical lift
used to move the chassis to or from the rack.
For cabinet installations, we recommend that you use 11 inches (27.9 cm) for airflow on each
side of the chassis.
For rack installations, we recommend 11 inches (27.9 cm) between the chassis and a wall or 6
inches (15.2 cm) between racks.
Appendix A
16 Chassis depth
17 Clearance required between the front of the
chassis and the inside of the cabinet (if used)
or edge of cold aisle (if no cabinet) for the
cable management frames and the optional
front doors
18 Front clearance required for installing the
chassis and replacing the modules
Technical Specifications
OL-23069-07