Installing the Hardware
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Installing the Hardware
This chapter describes how to install the SmartEdge
®
1200 hardware. The sequence of tasks to install the
hardware is:
3. Mounting the Removable Air Ramp
4. Connecting the Power Cables
6. Completing the Installation
7. Connecting and Routing the Cables
When you have finished installing the hardware, you are ready to check the operational status. Checking
the operational status is described in Chapter 5, “Determining Operating Status.”
Getting Started
Before you perform the tasks described in this chapter, review the material in the following sections:
• Safety and ESD Considerations
Note
In the descriptions that follow, the term SmartEdge 1200 applies to any version of the chassis,
unless otherwise noted. The terms SmartEdge 1200s and SmartEdge 1200n apply to the
standard and NEBS-compliant versions of the chassis, respectively. Figures for the
SmartEdge 1200 chassis illustrate the SmartEdge 1200n chassis, unless otherwise noted.
In the descriptions that follow, the term controller card refers to any version of the
Cross-Connect Route Processor (XCRP) Controller card (XCRP, XCRP3, XCRP4), unless
otherwise noted.
The term Gigabit Ethernet applies to any Ethernet traffic card that supports a port speed of
1 Gbps or greater; unless explicitly stated, the speed of any Gigabit Ethernet port is 1 Gbps.
