Cisco MDS 9000 Series Installation Guide

Figure 6: Installing Rack-mount Brackets on the Rear Side of the Chassis
c) Repeat Step 1b, for the other front rack-mount bracket on the other side of the switch and be sure to position that
bracket the same distance from the front of the switch.
Step 2 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 front rack-mount brackets come in contact with two rack posts.
b) Holding the chassis level, insert two screws (12-24 or 10-32, depending on the rack type) into each of the two front
rack-mount brackets (using a total of four screws) and into the cage nuts or threaded holes in the vertical rack-mounting
posts.
Installing a Cisco MDS 9132T Switch
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Installing a Cisco MDS 9132T 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