Required Equipment; Unpacking And Inspecting The Switch - Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
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Required Equipment

Gather the following items before beginning the installation:
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Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch

Warning Two people are required to lift the chassis. Grasp the chassis underneath the lower edge and lift with
both hands. To prevent injury, keep your back straight and lift with your legs, not your back. To prevent
damage to the chassis and components, never attempt to lift the chassis with the handles on the
power supplies or on the interface processors, or by the plastic panels on the front of the chassis.
These handles were not designed to support the weight of the chassis. Statement 5
Use a mechanical lift to lift the MDS 9513 chassis. The Cisco MDS 9513 Director can weigh up to 375 lb
Caution
(170 kg) when fully loaded, depending on what modules populate the chassis.
Caution Cisco recommends that a third person assist whenever the chassis is being moved or lifted. The Cisco
MDS 9509 Director weighs approximately 170 lb (77 kg) when fully loaded, and the Cisco MDS 9506
Director weighs approximately 125 lb (57 kg) when fully loaded with all modules and power supplies.
Caution When handling switch components, wear an ESD strap and handle modules by the carrier edges only.
An ESD socket is provided on the chassis. For the ESD socket to be effective, the chassis must be
grounded either through the power cable, the chassis ground, or metal-to-metal contact with a grounded
rack.
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Number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers with torque capability.
3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver.
Tape measure and level.
ESD wrist strap or other grounding device.
Antistatic mat or antistatic foam.
In addition to the grounding items provided in the accessory kit, you need the following items:
Grounding cable (6 AWG recommended), sized according to local and national installation
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requirements; the required length depends on the proximity of the Cisco MDS 9500 to proper
grounding facilities.
– Crimping tool large enough to accommodate girth of lug.
– Wire-stripping tool.
For DC power supplies in a Cisco MDS 9506 Director, you need two 10-32 ring lugs for each DC
power supply.
For the Cisco MDS 9513 Director, you need a mechanical lift to handle the weight of the chassis.
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