Prerequisites For Installing The Chassis - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Chapter 3 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis
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Prerequisites for Installing the Chassis

Before you install the chassis, you must make sure that the following items are available for the
installation:
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Stability hazard. The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place, or the rack must be bolted to the
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floor before you slide the unit out for servicing. Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip
over. Statement 1048
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To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special
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precautions to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to
ensure your safety:
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Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and equipment to install the Nexus 7000 Series chassis:
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Prerequisites for Installing the Chassis, page 3-7
Required Tools and Equipment, page 3-7
Installing the Chassis, page 3-8
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
For more information on the rack or cabinet, see the
on page 3-2.
Bottom-support rails installed in the rack or cabinet—You must already have two bottom-support
rails attached to the lowest possible rack unit on the chassis.
For more information, see the
page 3-3.
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
Statement 1006
the rack.
Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis and its components are accounted for and undamaged
For more information, see the
Mechanical lift capable of lifting at least 700 lbs (318 kg)
No. 1 Phillips screwdriver
"Installing a Four-Post Rack or Cabinet" section
"Installing the Bottom-Support Rails on the Rack" section on
"Unpacking and Inspecting a New Chassis" section on page
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Installing the Chassis
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