Cisco Catalyst 6880-X Installation Guide

Installing the Switch
This chapter describes how to install a Catalyst 6880-X switch. Pointers within the overall chassis installation
procedures point to separate installation procedures that cover installing various components and assemblies.
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Installation Tasks, page 1
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Safety Warnings, page 2
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Rack-Mounting Guidelines, page 3
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Unpacking the Switch, page 4
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Chassis Installation Kits and Cable Guides, page 4
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Installing the Switch Chassis, page 5
Installation Tasks
The process of installing the switch can be broken down into a series of tasks, which are described in the
following table.
DescriptionTask
Remove the switch from the packaging materials.
Save the packaging material for later use if
you need to move the chassis.
Note
Unpacking the switch
Install the switch.Installing the switch
Construct and attach a system ground wire from the
building (earth) ground to the system ground point
on the chassis.
Connecting the chassis to system ground
Power supplies that are ordered with the switch are
installed in the switch. If ordered separately, install
the power supplies. Connect the power supplies.
Installing and cabling the power supply or supplies
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Cisco Catalyst 6880-X Specifications

General

Model	Catalyst 6880-X
Product Type	Switch
Flash Memory	8 GB
Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
QoS Support	Yes
Operating Temperature	32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Product Series	Catalyst 6800
Power Supply	AC or DC
Input Voltage	100-240 VAC
Stacking	Not supported
Jumbo Frame Support	Up to 9216 bytes
VLAN Support	Up to 4096 VLANs
Security Features	ACLs, 802.1X, DHCP snooping, IP Source Guard
Management	CLI, SNMP
Dimensions (H x W x D)	1.75 x 17.5 x 22 in (4.4 x 44.5 x 55.9 cm)
Storage Temperature	-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
Humidity	10 to 90% (non-condensing)
MTBF	200, 000 hours
Redundancy	Power supply, fan, and software redundancy