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Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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A P P E N D I X
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Cabinet and Rack Installation
This appendix provides information on how to install cabinet and rack, and includes the following
sections:
•
Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page A-1
•
Cisco MDS 9000 Family telco and EIA Shelf Bracket, page A-4
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 0 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
•
telco racks
Note
If you are selecting an enclosed cabinet, Cisco recommends one of the thermally validated types:
standard perforated or solid-walled with a fan tray.
Note
Do not use racks that have obstructions (such as power strips), because the obstructions could impair
access to field-replaceable units (FRUs).
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
The cabinet or rack must be one of the following types:
•
Standard 19-in. (48.3 cm) (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 A-2
and the
“Requirements Specific to
Solid-Walled Cabinets” section on page A-3
.
•
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 telco Racks” section on
page A-3
.