Cisco MDS 9000 Series Hardware Installation Guide

Figure 10: Installing Rack-Mount Brackets on the Front Side of the Chassis
Step 2 If you are installing the chassis into an ungrounded rack, you must attach a customer-supplied grounding wire to the
chassis. However, if you are installing the chassis into a grounded rack, you can skip this step.
Step 3 Install the switch onto the 2-post rack:
a. Holding the switch with both hands, position the back of the switch between the two posts of the rack. Then gently
move the switch until the rack-mount brackets come in contact with two rack posts.
b. Holding the chassis level, insert three screws (12-24 or 10-32, depending on the rack type) into each of the two
rack-mount brackets (using a total of six screws) and into the cage nuts or threaded holes in the rack or cabinet posts.
Cisco MDS 9148V-K9 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Installing the Cisco MDS 9148V-K9 Switch
Installing the Switch into a 2-Post Rack

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available