Installing The Chassis; Preparing To Install The Switch - Cisco Nexus 9336PQ Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Chassis

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Preparing to Install the Switch

Before you install, operate, or service the switch, see the Regulatory, Compliance, and Safety Information for
the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series for important safety information.
Warning Statement 1071-Warning Definition
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with
standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning
to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
The switch can be installed in the following types of racks using a rack-mount kit shipped with the switch:
• Open EIA rack
• Perforated EIA cabinet
The rack or cabinet that you use must meet the requirements listed in
You can order the switch chassis with port-side-intake or port-side exhaust airflow. Port-side intake airflow
enters the chassis through the port side (I/O module side) of the chassis and exhausts through the fan and
Preparing to Install the Switch, page 11
Installing a Rack or Cabinet, page 13
Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch, page 14
Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack, page 15
Grounding the Chassis, page 21
Powering Up the Switch, page 23
C H A P T E R
Cisco Nexus 9336PQ ACI-Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Rack Specifications, on page 43.
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