Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Installation Guide

Chapter 3 Installing the Switch in a Rack
Rack-Mounting the Switch
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Rack-Mounting the Switch
A standard rack-mount kit is included for mounting the switch in a standard
19-inch (48.3
cm) equipment rack with two unobstructed outer posts, with a
nominal depth (between the front and rear mounting posts) of 19.25
inches
(48.9
cm) and a maximum depth of 32 inches (81.3 cm). This kit is not suitable
for racks with obstructions (such as a power strip) that could impair access to the
field-replaceable units (FRUs) of the switch.
Alternatively, you can obtain a 23-inch rack-mount kit.
Required Installation Tools
You will need the following tools and equipment to install the chassis in a rack:
• Number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers to tighten the captive
installation screws on most systems
• 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver for the captive installation screws on the
supervisor engine and switching modules on some systems
• Antistatic mat or antistatic foam in case you need to remove switching
modules to troubleshoot the installation
• Rack-mount kit
• Tape measure
• Level
• Your own electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap or the disposable
ESD strap included with the system

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E