Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Guide

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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
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Grounding the Cisco Nexus 7009 Chassis 2-19
Prerequisites for Grounding the Chassis 2-20
Required Tools and Equipment 2-20
Connecting the System Ground 2-20
Connecting Your ESD Wrist Strap to the Chassis 2-23
Installing the Cable Management Frames 2-24
Installing the Front Door and Air Intake Frame 2-27
Installing and Formatting CompactFlash Cards 2-35
CHAPTER 3 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7010 Chassis 3-1
Preparing to Install the Switch 3-1
Required Tools 3-1
Installing a Four-Post Rack or Cabinet 3-2
Unpacking and Inspecting a New Switch 3-3
Installing the Bottom-Support Rails on the Rack 3-3
Prerequisites for Attaching the Bottom-Support Rails 3-4
Required Tools and Equipment 3-4
Attaching the Bottom-Support Rails 3-4
Installing the Chassis 3-7
Prerequisites for Installing the Chassis 3-7
Required Tools and Equipment 3-8
Installing the Chassis 3-9
Grounding the Cisco Nexus 7010 Chassis 3-11
Prerequisites for Grounding the Chassis 3-12
Required Tools and Equipment 3-12
Connecting the System Ground 3-12
Connecting Your ESD Wrist Strap to the Chassis 3-14
Installing and Formatting CompactFlash Cards 3-16
Installing the Front Doors and Frame Assembly 3-17
Installing the Air Filter 3-23
CHAPTER 4 Installing a Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis 4-1
Preparing to Install the Switch 4-1
Required Tools 4-1
Installing a Four-Post Rack or Cabinet 4-2
Unpacking and Inspecting a New Chassis 4-3
Installing the Bottom-Support Rails on the Rack 4-3
Prerequisites for Attaching the Bottom-Support Rails 4-4

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Specifications

General

Chassis	Modular
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Latency	Sub-microsecond
IPv6 Support	Yes
Redundancy	Power supplies, fans, supervisors, fabric modules
Power Supply	AC or DC
Layer Support	L2, L3
Network Management	CLI, SNMP
Virtualization	VRF, vPC
Ports	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Supported Modules	Various (1G, 10G, 40G, 100G)
Features	FCoE, OTV, LISP
MPLS Support	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS)	Yes
Security Features	ACLs, Cisco TrustSec, Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model
Operating Temperature	0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Storage Temperature	-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Humidity	5 to 95% noncondensing
MTBF	Varies by model
Number of Slots	Varies by model (9-slot, 10-slot, 18-slot)