Facility Cooling Requirements - Cisco Nexus 7000 Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Facility Cooling Requirements

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Facility Cooling Requirements
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches dissipate considerable power that generates much heat. The
following is the heat dissipation requirement for these switches:
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
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Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis
Cable management frames
Vertical rack-mount post
Vertical rack-mount post for neighboring rack 14 Side clearance recommended for open rack
Nearest object or inside of cabinet (side
clearance required for airflow)
Air intake from cold aisle for the power
supplies
Air intake from cold aisle for the supervisor,
fabric, and I/O modules
Air exhaust to hot aisle for the power supplies 18 Clearance required between the front of the
Air exhaust to hot aisle for the supervisor,
fabric, and I/O modules
installations:
If next to another open rack, use 6 inches
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(15.2 cm).
If next to a wall, use 11 inches (27.9 cm).
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Cisco Nexus 7004 dissipates up to 9737 BTUs per hour
Cisco Nexus 7009 dissipates up to 28,101 BTUs per hour
Cisco Nexus 7010 dissipates up to 35,162 BTUs per hour
Cisco Nexus 7018 dissipates up to 51,195 BTUs per hour
Appendix A
11 Side clearance recommended for cabinet
installations::
Use 11 inches (27.9 cm)
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12 Chassis width
13 Side clearance recommended for cabinet
installations::
Use 11 inches (27.9 cm)
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installations:
If next to another open rack, use 6 inches
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(15.2 cm).
If next to a wall, use 11 inches (27.9 cm)
15 Rear service clearance required to replace fan
trays and fabric modules
16 Airflow clearance required between the
chassis and inside of cabinet (cabinet
installations only)
17 Chassis depth
chassis and the inside of the cabinet (cabinet
installations) or edge of the cold aisle (rack
installations) for the cable management
frames and the optional front door
19 Front service clearance required for installing
the chassis and replacing the modules
Technical Specifications
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