Cabinet And Rack Installation; Cabinet And Rack Requirements; General Requirements For Cabinets And Racks - Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Cabinet and Rack Installation

This appendix includes the following information:
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Cabinet and Rack Requirements

This section provides the Cisco MDS 9000 Family requirements for the following types of cabinets and
racks, assuming an external ambient air temperature range of 0 to 40°C:
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If you are selecting an enclosed cabinet, we recommend one of the thermally validated types listed
above: standard perforated or solid-walled with a fan tray.

General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks

The cabinet or rack must be one of the following rack types:
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The cabinet or rack must also meet the following requirements:
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OL-20185-01
Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page 1-43
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket, page 1-45
Standard perforated cabinets
Solid-walled cabinets with a roof fan tray (bottom to top cooling)
Standard open racks
Telco racks
Standard 19-in. four-post EIA cabinet or rack, with mounting rails that conform to English universal
hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
Cabinets" section on page 1-44
page 1-45.
Standard two-post telco rack, with mounting rails that conform to English universal hole spacing per
section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
page 1-45.
The minimum vertical rack space per chassis should be 1 RU (rack unit), equal to 1.75 in. (4.4 cm).
The width between the rack-mounting rails must be at least 17.75 in. (45.1 cm). For four-post EIA
racks, this is the distance between the two front rails.
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and "Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets" section on
"Requirements Specific to Telco Racks" section on
Cisco MDS 9148S Multilayer Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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"Requirements Specific to Perforated
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