Installing The Switch - Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Hardware Installation Manual

Installing the Switch

Step 3
Check to be sure that each of the power supply and the fan tray modules have the expected direction of airflow as follows:
• Port-side intake airflow modules
◦ Red (fan modules and power supplies)
• Port-side exhaust airflow modules
◦ Blue (fan modules and power supplies)
• Dual-direction airflow power-supply modules
◦ White (see the color of the fan modules to determine the airflow direction used)
All power supplies and fan modules must have the same direction of
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airflow.

Installing the Switch

To install the switch, you must attach front and rear mounting brackets to the switch, install slider rails on the
rear of the rack, slide the switch onto the slider rails, and secure the switch to the front of the rack. Typically,
the front of the rack is the side easiest to access for maintenance.
You must supply the eight 10-32 or 12-24 screws required to mount the slider rails and switch to the rack.
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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 two front-mount brackets to the switch as follows:
a) Determine which end of the chassis is to be located in the cold aisle as follows:
• If the switch has port-side intake modules (fan modules with burgundy coloring), position the switch so that its
ports will be in the cold aisle.
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◦ Front rack-mount brackets (2)
◦ Rear rack-mount brackets (2)
◦ Slider rails (2)
◦ M4 x 0.7 x 8-mm Phillips countersink screws (12)
Installing the Switch Chassis