Chapter 4 Site Planning Considerations; Basic Site And Installation Planning - Cisco 6000 Series Site Planning Manual

Basic Site and Installation Planning

When planning the site, you should think about potential expansion of the system. Consider the
following:
• Expanding from a single-chassis standalone system to a multichassis system (future) requires you
to replace the original FCs with a different type of FC that has optical connectors for connecting the
multiple chassis to each other.
Floor space for additional chassis.
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Proximity of chassis to each other.
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Power and cooling requirements for additional chassis.
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• Cable management for routing system cables.
The following are required to move the Cisco NCS 6008 chassis at the site:
• Moving device such as a safety hand truck, pallet jack, or forklift to move the equipment to the
installation site. Make sure that the device is capable of preventing the chassis from tipping. For
example, you could use a safety hand truck with retractable safety leg wheels and a security strap,
such as the Stevens Appliance Truck Company "Escort" Model STEV SRT-M-66 (distributed by
McMaster-Carr as Model 2654T6).
Only the Cisco chassis lift dolly ("jumbo jack") is recommended to move the chassis. The dolly
•
supplied by Cisco in support of the Cisco NCS 6008 chassis is the NCS 6008 Lift Dolly (PID
NCS-LIFT). If you already have a CRS dolly, you can order PID NCS-LIFT-BRKT, which is the
CRS Lift upgrade to NCS 6008.
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