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Required Tools and Equipment

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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:

• Cisco Nexus 7018 chassis and its components are accounted for and undamaged.

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Required Tools and Equipment

You need the following tools and equipment to install the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series chassis:

• Mechanical lift capable of lifting 700 pounds (318 kg)

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• Number 1 Phillips-head torque screwdriver

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• Bottom-support rails kit (shipped with the Cisco Nexus 7018 accessory kit)

Part of this kit has already been used to install the bottom-support rails.

Kit , on page 9

Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis

Installing the Bottom-Support Rails on the Rack, on page

• 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. Statement 1006

Unpacking and Inspecting a New Chassis, on page

You must use a mechanical lift to lift a switch weighing over 120 pounds (55 kg).

Depending on the number of modules installed in the switch, you can minimize the amount of weight that

you need to move. You can also remove the fan trays before moving the chassis. To determine the full weight

of the switch switch chassis that you are moving, see

Although manual torque screwdrivers are recommended, the screwdriver used (whether manual or powered),

must be able to be set for the torque settings specified in these instructions.

Do not use magnetic heads on the screwdriver.

lists the items in the rack-mount kit.

Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis

Table A-6 on page A-6

Table 2: Contents for the Rack-Mount

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