Cisco Nexus 9504 Hardware Installation Manual page 28

Installing a Chassis in a Rack or Cabinet
You should also have at least two persons to push the chassis and one person to guide the chassis when
Note
you slide it into the 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:
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Statement 1074—Comply with Local and National Electrical Codes
Warning
Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes.
Step 1
If you need to make the chassis as light as possible for moving, remove the following modules and place them where
their connectors will not be damaged:
• Power supplies—For each power supply, press and hold the eject lever, and use the handle on the front of the power
supply to pull the power supply out of the chassis.
• Fan trays—Unscrew the four captive screws, and use the two handles on the fan tray to pull the fan tray out of the
chassis.
• Fabric modules—For each fabric module, keep your face at least 12 inches (30 cm) away from the modules, press
both eject buttons on the front, rotate both levers away from the front of the module, use the levers to pull the
module out of the chassis.
Step 2
Load the chassis onto a mechanical lift as follows:
a) Position the mechanical lift next to the shipping pallet that holds the chassis.
b) Elevate the lift platform to the level of the bottom of the chassis (or no more than 1/4 inch [0.635 cm] below the
bottom of the chassis).
c) Use at least two persons to slide the chassis fully onto the lift so that the side of the chassis touches or is close to the
vertical rails on the lift. Make sure that the front and rear of the chassis are unobstructed so you can easily push the
chassis into the rack.
Statement 1032—Lifting the Chassis
Warning
To prevent personal injury or damage to the chassis, never attempt to lift or tilt the chassis using the handles
on modules (such as power supplies, fans, or cards); these types of handles are not designed to support the
weight of the unit.
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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
the heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing
the unit in the rack.
Installing a Chassis