Installing Optional Air Baffles On The Cisco Asr 9904 Router - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Manual

Chapter 2 Unpacking and Installing the Chassis

Installing Optional Air Baffles on the Cisco ASR 9904 Router

The Cisco ASR 9904 Router has an optional air baffle accessory kit (ASR-9904-BAFFLE=) for
mounting the router chassis in a 2-post 23-inch rack. The accessory kit includes:
Air baffles allow for front-to-back air flow through the chassis and help isolate exhaust air from the
intake air. For air baffle dimensions, see
If you ordered the air baffle accessory kit, follow these steps to install it:
Attach the adapter plates (see
Step 1
screws (we recommend a minimum of ten per side). These screws can vary in size and type depending
on the rack that you use. Torque the screws to the weight specified for your particular rack.
Figure 2-69
– Two adapter plates
– Two air baffles (left and right)
– Two air deflectors
Twenty-eight 12-24 screws for attaching the air baffles and air deflectors to the adapter plate
–
Eight 8-32 screws for securing the side baffles to the air deflectors
–
Figure
Attaching the Adapter Plates to the Left and Right Rack Rails on the
Cisco ASR 9904 Router Chassis
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
Figure 2-76 and Figure
2-69) to the left and right rack rails using customer-supplied rack
Installing Chassis Accessories
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