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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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A P P E N D I X
C
Cabinet and Rack Installation
This appendix provides information on the cabinet and rack installation and includes the following
sections:
•
Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page C-1
•
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket, page C-6
•
Cisco MDS 9500 Shelf Bracket, page C-13
Cabinet and Rack Requirements
This section provides the Cisco MDS 9000 Family requirements for the following types of cabinets and
racks, assuming an external ambient air temperature range of 32 to 104
o
F (0 to 40
o
C):
•
Standard perforated cabinets
•
Solid-walled cabinets with a roof fan tray (bottom to top cooling)
•
Standard open racks
•
Two-post telco racks
Note
If you are selecting an enclosed cabinet, We recommend one of the thermally validated types: standard
perforated or solid-walled with a fan tray.
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
The cabinet or rack must be one of the following types:
•
Standard 19-inch four-post EIA cabinet or rack, with mounting rails that conform to English
universal hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
“Requirements Specific to
Perforated Cabinets” section on page C-3
and the
“Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled
Cabinets” section on page C-4
.
•
Standard two-post telco rack
,
with mounting rails that conform to English universal hole spacing per
section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
“Requirements Specific to Two-Post Telco Racks” section
on page C-6
.