Cisco Nexus 93120TX Installation Manual page 28

Installing the Chassis in a Two-Post Rack
Statement 1006—Chassis Warning for Rack-Mounting and Servicing
Warning
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions
to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with
• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing
Step 1 Use one person to position the chassis so that it is near the top of the rack with the fan and power supply modules in the
appropriate aisle and the center-mount bracket has its screw holes aligned to screw holes on the two-post rack.
If these modules have a blue stripe for port-side exhaust airflow, then you must position the modules by the cold aisle.
If the modules have a burgundy or green stripe for port-side exhaust airflow, you must position the modules by the hot
aisle.
If DC power supplies are included with the switch, they have port-side intake airflow with green handles and
Note
the ports must be positioned in the cold aisle.
Figure 6: Attaching the Chassis to a Two-Post Rack
1 Three customer-supplied screws (typically M6 x 10
mm screws or the appropriate screws for the rack) to
hold each side of the chassis to the two-post rack.
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the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
the unit in the rack.
Installing the Chassis