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General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
The cabinet or rack must also meet the following requirements:
• Standard 19-inch (48.3 cm) (two- or four-post EIA cabinet or rack, with mounting rails that conform to
• For a one RU (rack unit) fabric interconnect, the minimum vertical rack space requirement per chassis
• The width between the rack-mounting rails must be at least 17.75 inches (45.0 cm) if the rear of the
Four-post EIA cabinets (perforated or solid-walled) must meet the following requirements:
• The minimum spacing for the bend radius for fiber-optic cables should have the front-mounting rails of
• The distance between the outside face of the front mounting rail and the outside face of the back mounting
Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks
If you are mounting the chassis in an open rack (no side panels or doors), ensure that the rack meets the
following requirements:
• The minimum vertical rack space per chassis must be equal to the rack unit (RU) of the chassis. One
• The distance between the chassis air vents and any walls should be 2.5 inches (6.4 cm).
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets
A perforated cabinet has perforations in its front and rear doors and side walls. Perforated cabinets must meet
the following requirements:
• The front and rear doors must have at least a 60 percent open area perforation pattern, with at least 15
• The roof should be perforated with at least a 20 percent open area.
• The cabinet floor should be open or perforated to enhance cooling.
The Cisco R Series rack conforms to these requirements.
Cable Management Guidelines
To help with cable management, you might want to allow additional space in the rack above and below the
chassis to make it easier to route all of the fiber optic or copper cables through the rack.
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English universal hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992). For more information, see
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets, on page
is 1.75 inches (4.4 cm)
device is not attached to the rack. For four-post EIA racks, this measurement is the distance between the
two front rails.
the cabinet offset from the front door by a minimum of 3 inches (7.6 cm).
rail should be 23.0 to 30.0 inches (58.4 to 76.2 cm) to allow for rear-bracket installation.
rack unit is equal to 1.75 inches (4.4 cm).
square inches (96.8 square cm) of open area per rack unit of door height.
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