• Two- or four-post, 19-inch EIA rack or cabinet that includes such a rack. These installation instructions
show how to install the chassis in a two-post rack. You follow the same steps for installing the chassis
on the front two posts of a four-post rack or cabinet.
For more information on the rack or cabinet, see the Installing a Rack or Cabinet, on page 38.
Stability hazard. The rack stabilizing mechanism must be in place, or the rack must be bolted to the floor
before you slide the unit out for servicing. Failure to stabilize the rack can cause the rack to tip over. Statement
1048
Warning
• Bottom-support rails that are installed in the rack or cabinet—You must already have two front-mount
bottom-support rails or two center-mount bottom-support rails attached to the lowest possible rack unit
on the chassis.
For more information, see the Installing the Bottom-Support Rails on the Rack, on page 40.
• Two front-mount brackets attached to the chassis. If you are mounting the chassis at its center to the rack
or cabinet, you must also have two center-mount brackets, in the center-mount kit, which you order
separately from the Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis.
To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions
to ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:
• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.
• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the
heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.
• If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the
unit in the rack. Statement 1006
• Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis and its components that are accounted for and undamaged.
For more information, see the Unpacking and Inspecting a New Switch, on page 39.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and equipment to install the Cisco Nexus 7009 chassis:
• Mechanical lift capable of lifting at least 300 pounds (136 kg)
You must use a mechanical lift whenever lifting a device over 120 pounds (55 kg).
Caution
• Number 1 Phillips-head screwdriver with torque capability
• Rack-mount kit (shipped with the Cisco Nexus 7009 system accessory kit)
Table 3: Contents for the Rack-Mount Kit, on page 49 lists the items in the rack-mount kit.
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