Procedure
Step 1
Align the cable-management bracket to the rack-mount bracket on one side of the Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series
Edge Platform. The cable-management bracket aligns to the top hole of the chassis rack-mount bracket.
Step 2
Using a Phillips screwdriver, insert one screw through the top screw hole of the cable-management bracket
and into the chassis rack-mount bracket and tighten the screw.
Use the package of screws that came with your chassis containing four screws.
Note
The following figures show where to attach the cable-management brackets to the Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series
Edge Platforms.
Step 3
Insert a screw through the hole in the cable management bracket and tighten using a Phillips screwdriver.
Step 4
Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for the other side of the chassis.
Chassis Ground Connection
Connecting the Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platform chassis to ground is required for all DC powered
installations and any AC powered installation where compliance with Telcordia grounding requirements is
necessary.
This equipment must be grounded. To reduce the risk of electric shock, never defeat the ground conductor or
operate the equipment in the absence of a suitably installed ground conductor. Contact the appropriate electrical
inspection authority or an electrician if you are uncertain that suitable grounding is available.
Warning
Before you connect power or turn on power to your chassis, you must provide an adequate chassis ground
(earth) connection for the chassis. A chassis ground connector is provided on Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge
Platform. There is a stud on the rear left side of the chassis.
The grounding wire should always be the first to be installed or connected and the last to be removed or
disconnected.
Caution
Have the recommended tools and supplies available before you begin this procedure.
Recommended Tools and Supplies
The following tools, equipment, and supplies are necessary to connect the system ground to the chassis:
• Phillips screwdriver
• 3.5-mm flat blade screwdriver (Phoenix # 1205053 or equivalent 3.5-mm flat blade)
• Dual-lug chassis ground component
• Grounding wire
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