Cisco ASR 9000 Series Installation Guide

• Minimum of 10 slotted binderhead screws (usually provided with the rack) to secure the chassis to the
mounting flanges (also called rails ) in the rack. Five screws should be installed on each side of the
chassis.
• 11/16-inch (17.46-mm) wrench (for chassis hold-down bolts and pallet hold-down bracket bolts)
• 3/4-inch (19-mm) socket and ratchet wrench
Unpacking the Router
The following instructions describe how to unpack the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router from its shipping
container.
Unpacking the Cisco ASR 9006 Router
Follow these steps to unpack the Cisco ASR 9006 Router from its shipping container (see the figure below).
Procedure
Step 1 Cut the straps that secure the cardboard shipping container to the pallet.
Step 2 Remove the cardboard shipping container.
Step 3 Remove the packaging material (see the figure below).
a) Remove the foam packaging material from the top of the router.
b) Remove all screws that secure the four hold-down brackets to the router chassis. The forward hold-down
brackets are secured to the router mounting brackets by two screws. The rear hold-down brackets are
secured to the chassis by four screws.
c) Remove two bolts per hold-down bracket that secure the brackets to the pallet.
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Unpacking and Installing the Chassis
Unpacking the Router

Cisco ASR 9000 Series Specifications

General

Series	ASR 9000
Category	Network Router
Modular Design	Yes
Redundancy	Yes (Hardware and Software)
Operating System	Cisco IOS XR
Interfaces/Ports	10G, 40G, 100G, 400G Ethernet
Expansion Slots	Varies by model
Routing Protocol	BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP
Management	CLI, SNMP, NETCONF
Power Supply	Redundant
Port Density	Varies by model
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Memory	Varies by model
Storage	Varies by model
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model