Positioning The Router; Installing The Cisco Asr 9001 Chassis; Before You Begin; Rack-Mounting The Chassis - Cisco ASR 9001 Hardware Installation Manual

Positioning the Router

Positioning the Router
Use a safety hand truck to move the router to the location where the router is being installed in a rack.

Installing the Cisco ASR 9001 Chassis

This chapter describes how to install a Cisco ASR 9001 chassis in a rack. It includes the following sections:

Before you Begin

Before you install the chassis, make sure that you have following tools and equipment:
• ESD-preventive wrist strap
• Number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers
• 1/4-inch (6.35-mm) and 3/16-inch (4.5-mm) flat-blade screwdrivers
• Tape measure
• Level (optional)
• Minimum of six binderhead screws (usually provided with the rack) to secure the chassis to the mounting
• One of the following rack-mounting kits (provided by Cisco):
Note Two rack-mounting kits are needed for four-post rack installations.
• (Optional) Cisco ASR 9001 Air Plenum Assembly Kit (Cisco PID ASR-9001-PLENUM=)

Rack-Mounting the Chassis

The chassis is installed in a front-mounted position, as shown in
in a 2-Post
rack posts.
Before you install the chassis in a rack, read the information in
Note
Guidelines, on page
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flanges (also called rails ) in the rack. Three screws should be installed on each side of the chassis.
◦ Cisco PID ASR-9001-2P-KIT= for mounting the chassis in a 19-inch two-post rack.
◦ Cisco PID ASR-9001-2PL-KIT= for mounting the chassis in a 23-inch two-post rack.
Rack. In a front-mounted position, the chassis rack-mounting flanges are secured directly to the
9.
Unpacking and Installing the Chassis
Figure 7: Cisco ASR 9001 Router Mounted
Rack-Mounting and Air Flow Clearance