Installing Power Supply; Inserting The Power Supply; Connecting To The Power Source - Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Installing Power Supply

Installing Power Supply

Inserting the Power Supply

To insert the power supply into the chassis, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1
Remove the blank cover and store it for future use.
Step 2 Verify that the power supply is not connected to any power sources.
Step 3
Hold the handle on the power supply with one hand and position the power supply with its back end at the
open power supply bay. See the figure for an example (AC power supply is shown as an example, DC power
supply can be installed in the same way).
Step 4 Slide the unit all the way into the power supply bay until the release latch on the front of the power supply
clicks and prevents you from moving the power supply in or out of the chassis.
Note
Figure 37: Installing the Power Supply

Connecting to the Power Source

Each power cable is shipped with mating connectors with one of the connectors on the power socket and the
other connector on the front panel of the power supply. You follow the same steps to install the AC-input and
DC-input power supplies, but you must ground them differently.
• AC-input power supply—It is automatically grounded when you connect its power cable to the power
• DC-input power supply—You do not connect the power supply directly to the earth ground.
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Ensure that the power supply in inserted into the slot in the right direction. If you have inserted the
power supply in the reverse direction, the amber LED on the power supply blinks continuously.
supply and the power source.
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