C H A P T E R 3
Installation Options with Rack-Mount Kits, Racks, and Cabinets
Unpacking and Inspecting a New Switch
Planning How to Position the Chassis in the Rack
Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack
Installing the Switch using the N9K-C9300-RMK Rack-mount Kit
Attaching the Bottom-Support Rails to the Rack
Attaching Front-Mount Brackets to the Chassis
Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack
Connecting the Switch to the ACI Fabric
C H A P T E R 4
Preparing to Connect to Other Devices
Connecting Leaf Switches to APICs
Connecting Leaf Switches to Spine Switches
Installing a Gigabit Ethernet module (GEM)
Virtual Port Channel Migration - Migration of Nodes from a First-Generation Switch to a
Setting Up an Optional Console Interface
Setting Up an Optional Management Connection
Optic Transceiver Removal Using the Optics Extraction Tool
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables
C H A P T E R 5
Replacing a Fan Module During Operations
Replacing a Power Supply Module
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