Installing The Chassis In A Four-Post Rack; Installing The Switch Using The Nxk-Acc-Kit2-2Ru Rack-Mount Kit - Cisco Nexus 9364C-H1 Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack

• Blue coloring on fan modules and AC power supplies
• Blue coloring on DC power supplies
You can plan the positioning of the switch so that its ports are located close to ports on connected devices or
so that the fan and power supply modules are conveniently located in a maintenance aisle, and then order the
modules that move coolant air in the appropriate direction from the cold aisle to the hot aisle.
Note
Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack
Before you install the chassis, be sure that the rack is fully secured to the data center floor.

Installing the Switch using the NXK-ACC-KIT2-2RU Rack-Mount Kit

To install the switch, you must attach inner rails to the chassis, attach the outer rails to the rack, slide the
switch onto the outer rails, and secure the switch to the rack with the retainer screws. Typically, the front of
the rack is the side easiest to access for maintenance.
Before you begin
• You have inspected the switch shipment to ensure that you have everything ordered.
• Make sure that the switch rack-mount kit includes the following parts:
• The rack is installed and secured to its location.
Step 1 Install the two inner rails to the sides of the chassis using flat-head screws, as shown in the following illustration:
Cisco Nexus 9364C-H1 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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All fan and power supply modules in the same switch must operate with the same direction of airflow and
the air intake portion of the switch must be located in a cold aisle.
• Rack-mount inner rails (2)
• Rack-mount outer rails (2)
• Flat head screws (12)
Installing the Chassis