Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Installation Manual page 54

Installing the Switch
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Table 2-1
Table 2-1
Quantity
2
2
2
12
You must supply the eight 10-32 or 12-24 screws required to mount the rack brackets and slider rails to
Note
the rack. The rack-mount kit does not provide these screws.
To install the switch in a rack or cabinet, follow these steps:
Install the front rack-mount brackets on the chassis as follows:
Step 1
Determine whether the chassis port connections or the fan tray and power supply modules should
a.
have easier access at the opening of the rack or cabinet. You will install that end of the chassis closest
to the opening of the rack or cabinet.
On the side of the chassis by the end that is to have the easiest access, align four of the screw holes
b.
in a front rack-mount bracket to four screw holes in the side of the chassis. If you want the fan tray
and power supplies to have the easiest access, see callouts 1 and 2 in
connections to have the easiest access, see callouts 5 and 6 in
Note
Figure 2-2
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
2-6
lists the items contained in the rack-mount kit that is provided with the switch.
Cisco Nexus 3016, 3048, and 3064 Switch Rack-Mount Kits
Part Description
Front rack-mount brackets
Rear rack-mount guides
Slider rails
M4 x 0.7 x 8-mm Phillips countersunk screws
You can align any four of the holes in the front rack-mount bracket to four of the six screw holes
in the chassis. The holes that you use depend on the requirements of your rack and the amount
of clearance required for port cables (3 inches [7.6 cm] minimum) and module handles (1 inch
[2.5 cm] minimum).
Two Ways to Attach Rack-Mount Brackets and Guides on the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series
Chassis
Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Figure 2-1. If you want the port
Figure 2-2.
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