Cabinet and Rack Requirements 18
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks 18
Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets 19
Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks 19
Cable Management Guidelines 19
Unpacking and Inspecting the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect 19
Installing the Cisco UCS Chassis in a Cabinet or Rack 20
Establishing System Ground 24
Proper Grounding Practices 24
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage 25
Grounding the Fabric Interconnect 27
Starting the System 28
Connecting the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect 31
CHAPTER 3
Preparing for Network Connections 31
Connecting to the Console Port 31
Connecting the Management Port 33
Connecting to an SFP28 Ethernet or Fibre Channel Port 33
Installing or Removing Cables into SFP Transceivers 33
Installing a Transceiver 33
Removing a Transceiver 34
Installing or Removing Cables into SFP28 Trancsceivers 35
Installing a Cable into an SFP28 Transceiver 35
Removing a Cable from a Transceiver 35
Maintaining SFP28 Transceivers and Fiber-Optic Cables 36
Replacing Components 37
CHAPTER 4
Preparing a Fabric Interconnect for Removal 37
Removing a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect 38
Replacing a Fabric Interconnect 38
Repacking the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect for Return Shipment 42
Technical Specifications 43
CHAPTER 5
System Specifications 43
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