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3Com CoreBuilder 9000 Quick Installation Manual

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7-Slot Chassis Quick

Installation Guide

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For the CoreBuilder
9000 Enterprise Switch
Read this document before you attempt to install the 7-slot chassis
(Model Number 3CB9E7).
This guide is intended for the system or network administrator who is
responsible for installing and managing the network hardware.
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WARNING: The CoreBuilder
9000 chassis must be installed, removed,
or replaced only by trained service personnel. Do not attempt to install,
remove, or replace a CoreBuilder 9000 chassis if you have not had the
proper training from 3Com. For a complete guide to 3Com's training
offerings, call 1-800-NET-3COM, then press option 2. Outside the
United States, contact your local 3Com office.
This document explains how to unpack and install a CoreBuilder 9000
7-slot chassis.
WARNING: You can install the CoreBuilder 9000 7-slot chassis on a
table or a shelf, or into a rack. To minimize the risk of personal injury
or equipment damage, 3Com recommends that at least two people
perform a chassis installation.
For additional chassis preinstallation information, read Appendix C in
the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Getting Started Guide.

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    9000 chassis must be installed, removed, or replaced only by trained service personnel. Do not attempt to install, remove, or replace a CoreBuilder 9000 chassis if you have not had the proper training from 3Com. For a complete guide to 3Com’s training offerings, call 1-800-NET-3COM, then press option 2.
  • Page 2 HASSIS UICK NSTALLATION UIDE Figure 1 illustrates the procedures to perform in this document. Figure 1 CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch 7-slot Chassis Setup Tasks Unpack the CoreBuilder 9000 7-slot Chassis Read the Preinstallation Guidelines (later in this guide) ™ CoreBuilder...

  • Page 3: Unpacking Instructions

    One documentation kit that contains: The 7-Slot Chassis Quick Installation Guide for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch (this guide) The CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Getting Started Guide The 7-Slot Chassis Power Supply Installation Guide for the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch...
  • Page 4 HASSIS UICK NSTALLATION UIDE Figure 2 Contents of the Inner Tray of the 7-slot Chassis Shipping Box Plastic feet 6-32 screws 10-32 screws Rack-mount clips Plastic bag for hardware kit Documentation 4 Remove the inner tray. 5 Remove the top foam packing material (Figure 3).
  • Page 5 6 Remove the tab from the top of the plastic bag (not shown). 7 Remove the chassis from the plastic bag in the shipping box. Using two people, lift the CoreBuilder 9000 chassis out of the plastic bag and shipping box base and place the chassis on the floor in front of the rack, table, or shelf that you plan to use.

  • Page 6: Pre-Installation Guidelines

    CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch 7-slot chassis into your environment. Safety Precautions Read this section before you install the CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch 7-slot chassis. WARNING: The installation requires at least two people. Do not...
  • Page 7 (Figure 5) located between the first Telco and Metric rack slots. Use these flange pins only to help position the chassis. Do not use these pins to support the full weight of the chassis. Figure 5 CoreBuilder 9000 7-slot Chassis Flange Pin and Rack Slots Preinstalled flange pin...
  • Page 8 UIDE Before You Begin Before you install the chassis: Move the CoreBuilder 9000 chassis close to where you plan to install it. Place the chassis in front of the rack, table, or shelf that you plan to use. For a rack installation, make certain that you have a Phillips...
  • Page 9 7-Slot Chassis Quick Installation Guide Figure 6 shows two types of racks that you can use. Figure 6 Rack Types Bolt the rack to the floor. Brace the top of the rack against the wall. Make certain that the rack is properly aligned and squared. Use a framing square to ensure that the rack is squared.

  • Page 10: Location Requirements

    If the instructions are unclear, consult a qualified electrician. Location Requirements Install a CoreBuilder 9000 7-slot chassis in an area that meets the following requirements: Ambient (room) temperature is from 0 °C to 50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F).
  • Page 11 7-Slot Chassis Quick Installation Guide For a tabletop or shelf installation, the surface on which you want to locate the CoreBuilder 9000 chassis is level. For rack installations, the selected rack is grounded in accordance with the rack manufacturer’s recommendations.
  • Page 12 HASSIS UICK NSTALLATION UIDE Installing the Chassis in a Rack Without Clip Nuts Follow these steps to mount the chassis in a rack. Use at least two people to perform this installation. 1 Locate and mark the holes on the rack where you want to place the chassis.
  • Page 13 7-Slot Chassis Quick Installation Guide Figure 8 Installing a Rack-mount Clip in the Rack Rack rail 10-32 inch screw Be sure to thread the screw through this nut to securely Top view attach each clip to the rack 3 Two people lift the chassis through the front of the rack, until both chassis rack-mount flanges are up against the rack.
  • Page 14 3 Remove the four feet and the four 6-32 Phillips-head screws from the hardware kit. 4 Using a Phillips screwdriver, screw the feet to the bottom of the chassis. See Figure 9. Figure 9 Attaching Plastic Feet to the CoreBuilder 9000 Chassis...

  • Page 15: Optional Cable Management Device

    3 Ensure that the front, sides, and the rear of the chassis are unobstructed and easy to reach. Optional Cable 3Com offers a cable management device. You may have other types of Management Device cable management devices at your site. Follow the manufacturer’s suggested installation procedures.

  • Page 16: Cable Management Device Preinstallation Guidelines

    HASSIS UICK NSTALLATION UIDE Cable Management Device Preinstallation Guidelines Before you install any cable management device in a rack, determine which cable management device rack-mount position is best by examining the: Location in the rack where you plan to install the chassis Depth of the rack in which you plan to install the chassis Space required for proper ventilation of the chassis Space required for module cables to bend...
  • Page 17 7-Slot Chassis Quick Installation Guide Figure 11 Position of the Cable Management Device CoreBuilder ™ 9000 Preinstalled flange Cable management device 3 Using a Phillips screwdriver, secure the cable management device to the rack with the screws that are provided (four 10-24 x 5/8 inch screws) and with the rack-mount clips (if you are using these).

  • Page 18: Optional Alternate Position Rack-Mount Flanges

    UICK NSTALLATION UIDE Optional Alternate 3Com offers an alternate position rack-mount flange kit (Model Position Rack-mount Number 3CBEK) for the 7-slot chassis. Use these optional flanges if you Flanges want the 7-slot chassis to protrude from the front of the rack.
  • Page 19 Specification of 22-25 in/lb (inches per pound). Switch Setup Tasks To get your CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch 7-slot chassis and its components installed and configured so that you can connect it to your network, follow the setup tasks shown in Figure 13. If you need more details about each setup task, see the indicated CoreBuilder 9000 documents.
  • Page 20 Figure 13 Procedures To Follow in This Chassis Quick Installation Guide Determine Site Requirements • Enterprise Switch Getting Started Guide , Appendix C Administer and Operate Unpack the CoreBuilder 9000 the System 7- Slot Chassis • “ Unpacking Instructions” • Enterprise Management Engine...
  • Page 21 Configure the Switch Enterprise Management Engine User Guide Locating 3Com The CoreBuilder 9000 Enterprise Switch Getting Started Guide is User Documentation available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) format on the 3Com Documentation CD-ROM that comes with the product.
  • Page 22 January 1, 2000, and Customer notifies 3Com before the later of April 1, 2000, or ninety (90) days after purchase of the product from 3Com or...
  • Page 23 (48) hours of installation but no later than thirty (30) days after the date of purchase, and this is verified by 3Com, it will be considered dead- or defective-on-arrival (DOA) and a replacement shall be provided by advance replacement. The replacement product will normally be shipped not later than three (3) business days after 3Com’s verification of the DOA product, but may be delayed due to...
  • Page 24 3Com Corporation reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from 95052-8145 time to time without obligation on the part of 3Com Corporation to provide notification of such revision or change. 3Com Corporation provides this documentation without warranty, term, or condition of any kind, either implied or expressed, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties, terms, or conditions of merchantability, satisfactory quality, and fitness for a particular purpose.

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