Requirements Specific To Perforated Cabinets; Requirements Specific To Standard Open Racks; Cable Management Guidelines; Unpacking And Inspecting The Cisco Ucs Fabric Interconnect - Cisco UCS 6454 Installation Manual

Installing the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets

A perforated cabinet is defined here as a cabinet with perforated front and rear doors and solid side walls. In
addition to the requirements listed in the
cabinets must meet the following requirements:
• The front and rear doors must have at least a 60 percent open area perforation pattern, with at least 15
• The roof should be perforated with at least a 20 percent open area.
• The cabinet floor should be open or perforated to enhance cooling.
The Cisco R Series racks meet or exceed all these requirements.

Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks

In addition to the requirements listed in the , if mounting the chassis in an open rack (no side panels or doors),
the minimum vertical rack space per chassis must be one RU (rack unit), equal to 1.75 in. (4.4 cm).
The Cisco R Series racks meet or exceed all these requirements.

Cable Management Guidelines

To help with cable management, you might want to allow additional space in the rack above and below the
chassis to make it easier to route as many as 56 fiber or copper cables through the rack.

Unpacking and Inspecting the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Caution
When handling fabric interconnect components, wear an ESD strap and handle modules by the carrier edges
only. An ESD socket is provided on the fabric interconnect. For the ESD socket to be effective, the fabric
interconnect must be grounded through the power cable, the chassis ground, or the metal-to-metal contact
with a grounded rack.
Tip
Optional: Keep the shipping container in case the fabric interconnect requires shipping in the future.
• A minimum of 2.5 in. (6.4 cm) of clear space should exist between the side edge of the fabric
interconnect and the side wall of the cabinet. No sizeable flow obstructions should be immediately
in the way of fabric interconnect air intake or exhaust vents.
Note Optional jumper power cords are available for use in a cabinet.
square inches of open area per rack unit of door height.
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks, on page
Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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