Starting The Switch - Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP Hardware Installation Manual

Starting the Switch

Before you begin
Before you can ground the chassis, you must have a connection to the earth ground for the data center building.
Step 1
Use a wire-stripping tool to remove approximately 0.75 inch (19 mm) of the covering from the end of the grounding
wire. We recommend 6-AWG wire for the U.S. installations.
Step 2
Insert the stripped end of the grounding wire into the open end of the grounding lug. Use a crimping tool to crimp the
lug to the wire, see the following figure. Verify that the ground wire is securely attached to the grounding lug by attempting
to pull the wire out of the crimped lug.
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Step 3
Secure the grounding lug to the chassis grounding pad with two M4 screws, see the previous figure. Tighten the screws
to 11 to 15 in-lb (1.24 to 1.69 N·m) of torque.
Step 4
Prepare the other end of the grounding wire and connect it to the facility ground.

Starting the Switch

You start the switch by connecting it to its dedicated power source. If you need n+1 redundancy, you must
connect each of the power supplies to one or two power sources. If you need n+n redundancy, you must
connect each power supply in a switch to a different power source.
Before you begin
• The switch must be installed and secured to a rack or cabinet.
• The switch must be adequately grounded.
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Chassis grounding pad
Grounding cable, with 0.75
in. (19 mm) of insulation that
is stripped from one end,
which is inserted into the
grounding lug and crimped
in place
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Installing the Switch Chassis
2 M4 screws are used to
secure the grounding lug to
the chassis