Preparing The Site; Safety Guidelines; Installation And Connection Guidelines - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Overview

Preparing the Site

Danger
Before you can install a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series system, you must prepare the site for the installation. You
must make sure that the altitude, temperature, humidity, air quality, airflow, electromagnetic and radio frequency
interference, floor structure, power, and earth grounding of the installation site all meet the requirements of
the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series system that you are installing. In addition, you must set up a rack or cabinet that
can hold the number of chassis that you are installing. To see the general requirements for this system, see
Appendix A, "Technical Specifications."
installation, see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Site Preparation Guide.

Safety Guidelines

Danger
The prerequisites listed for any procedure are required conditions that you must verify before you start that
procedure. If the prerequisites have not been met, you must satisfy those requirements before carrying out the
procedure.
Safety warnings appear in this publication wherever procedures present conditions that could endanger you
or others installing this system. Adhering to these warnings and following their recommended actions are
required actions for these procedures. For regulatory compliance and safety information on these warnings,
see the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information document.

Installation and Connection Guidelines

After you fully prepare the site as specified in the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Site Preparation Guide, install a
two-post 19-inch EIA rack for Cisco Nexus 7004 and 7009 chassis or a four-post 19-inch EIA rack for all
chassis. To install the system, you must make sure that you have the proper mounting brackets (front-mount
or center-mount brackets) installed on the chassis, move the chassis to the rack, elevate it to the lowest possible
RU for that chassis, and fasten the chassis to the rack. With the chassis fastened to the rack, you can ground
the chassis, install its cable management frames, install the optional door and optional air filter, and connect
the switch to the console and network. For detailed instructions on installing a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch,
see the following chapters:
For detailed instructions on connecting the switch to the console and network, see
the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch to the
Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes. Statement 1074
Only trained and qualified personnel should be allowed to install, replace, or service this equipment. Statement
1030
To see detailed information about preparing the data center for the
Network".
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
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