Cabinet and Rack Requirements
18
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
18
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets
19
Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks
19
Cable Management Guidelines
19
Unpacking and Inspecting the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
19
Installing the Cisco UCS Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack
20
Establishing System Ground
24
Proper Grounding Practices
24
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage
25
Grounding the Fabric Interconnect
27
Starting the System
28
Connecting the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
31
C H A P T E R 3
Preparing for Network Connections
31
Connecting to the Console Port
31
Connecting the Management Port
33
Connecting to an SFP28 Ethernet or Fibre Channel Port
33
Installing or Removing Cables into SFP Transceivers
33
Installing a Transceiver
33
Removing a Transceiver
34
Installing or Removing Cables into SFP28 Trancsceivers
35
Installing a Cable into an SFP28 Transceiver
35
Removing a Cable from a Transceiver
35
Maintaining SFP28 Transceivers and Fiber-Optic Cables
36
Replacing Components
37
C H A P T E R 4
Preparing a Fabric Interconnect for Removal
37
Removing a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
38
Replacing a Fabric Interconnect
38
Repacking the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect for Return Shipment
42
Technical Specifications
43
C H A P T E R 5
System Specifications
43
Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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