Installing The Cisco Nexus 5020 Chassis In A Cabinet Or Rack - Cisco 5000 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform or 5000 Series Switch
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Insert the switch into the rack as follows:
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Stabilize the switch in the rack by attaching the front rack-mount brackets to the front rack-mounting
Step 5
rails:
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Installing the Cisco Nexus 5020 Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack

This section describes how to use the rack-mount kit provided with the switch to install the Cisco Nexus
5020 switch into a cabinet or rack that meets the requirements described in
Rack Installation."
If the rack is on wheels, ensure that the brakes are engaged or that the rack is otherwise stabilized.
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Installing the Slider Rails
Using both hands, position the switch with the back of the switch between the front posts of the rack.
Align the two rack-mount guides on either side of the switch with the slider rails installed in the
rack. Slide the rack-mount glides onto the slider rails, and then gently slide the switch all the way
into the rack. If the switch does not slide easily, try realigning the rack-mount glides on the slider
rails.
Insert two screws (12-24 or 10-32, depending on the rack type) through the cage nuts and the holes
in one of the front rack-mount brackets and into the threaded holes in the rack-mounting rail.
Repeat for the front rack-mount bracket on the other side of the switch.
All Cisco Nexus 5020 switch switches use the same installation procedure.
lists the items contained in the rack-mount kit provided with the switch.
Installing the Cisco Nexus 5020 Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Appendix A, "Cabinet and
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