Cisco Nexus 5600 Series - Appendix; Cabinet and Rack Installation; Cabinet and Rack Requirements; General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks

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Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Hardware Installation Guide
APPENDIX
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Cabinet and Rack Installation
This appendix provides the requirements for cabinet and rack installation for the Cisco Nexus 5600
switch and includes the following sections:
• Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page A-1
• Cable Management Guidelines, page A-2
Cabinet and Rack Requirements
This section provides the requirements for the following types of cabinets and racks, assuming an
external ambient air temperature range of 0 to 104
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F (0 to 40
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C):
• Standard perforated cabinets
• Standard open racks
Note If you are selecting an enclosed cabinet, we recommend one of the thermally validated types: standard
perforated or solid-walled with a fan tray.
Note Do not use racks that have obstructions (such as power strips), because the obstructions could impair
access to field-replaceable units (FRUs).
This section includes the following topics:
• General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks, page A-1
• Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets, page A-2
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
The cabinet or rack must be one of the following types:
• Standard 19-in. (48.3 cm) (four-post EIA cabinet or rack, with mounting rails that conform to
English universal hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the “Requirements
Specific to Perforated Cabinets” section on page A-2.
The cabinet or rack must also meet the following requirements:
• The minimum vertical rack space for the Cisco Nexus 5672 chassis must be one RU (rack units).