Cisco Nexus 9508 NX-OS User Manual

Inspecting the New Switch 22
Installing the Bottom-Support Rails 23
Installing a Chassis in a Rack or Cabinet 26
Grounding the Chassis 31
Starting Up the Switch 32
Connecting a 3-kW AC Power Supply to an AC Power Source 33
Connecting a 3-kW Universal AC/DC Power Supply to an AC Power Source 34
Connecting a 3-kW Universal AC/DC Power Supply to a DC Power Source 34
Connecting a 3-kW DC Power Supply to a DC Power Source 35
Connecting the Switch to the Network 39
CHAPTER 4
Guidelines for Connecting Ports 39
Connecting a Console to the Switch 40
Connecting the Management Interface 41
Creating the Initial Switch Configuration 42
Connecting Interface Ports 44
Connecting a BASE-T Port to the Network 44
Disconnecting a BASE-T Port from the Network 44
Connecting an Optical Port to the Network 45
Disconnecting Optical Ports from the Network 45
Optic Transceiver Removal Using the Optics Extraction Tool 46
Maintaining Transceivers and Optical Cables 47
Managing the Switch 49
CHAPTER 5
Displaying Information About the Installed Hardware Modules 49
Displaying the Hardware Inventory for a Switch 53
Displaying the Backplane and Serial Number Information 54
Displaying Environmental Information for the Switch 56
Displaying the Current State of a Module 57
Displaying Temperatures for a Module 59
Connecting to a Module 60
Saving the Module Configuration 61
Shutting Down or Starting Up a Module 62
Purging a Nonfunctioning Module from the Running Configuration 63
Cisco Nexus 9508 NX-OS Mode Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Contents

Cisco Nexus 9508 NX-OS Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Nexus 9508 NX-OS
Category	Switch
Language	English