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Installing the Chassis
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Preparing to Install the Switch, page 11
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Installing a Rack or Cabinet, page 13
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Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch, page 14
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Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack, page 15
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Grounding the Chassis, page 21
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Powering Up the Switch, page 23
Preparing to Install the Switch
Before you install, operate, or service the switch, see the
Regulatory, Compliance, and Safety Information for
the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series
for important safety information.
Statement 1071
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Warning Definition
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you
work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with
standard practices for preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each warning
to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that accompanied this device.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Warning
The switch can be installed in the following types of racks using a rack-mount kit shipped with the switch:
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Open EIA rack
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Perforated EIA cabinet
The rack or cabinet that you use must meet the requirements listed in
Rack Specifications, on page 43
.
You can order the switch chassis with port-side-intake or port-side exhaust airflow. Port-side intake airflow
enters the chassis through the port side (I/O module side) of the chassis and exhausts through the fan and
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