[c-nsp] Nexus 7010 Racking

[Ryan Hughes]

Same experience as Justin - get a lift! And make sure you're running enough
power to it.



On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Justin C. Darby <jcdarby at usgs.gov> wrote:

> These things are heavy - I know from experience. Get a mechanical lift or
> be prepared with 4-6 people to lift. I did not have a lift, and we got it
> installed safely, but in retrospect, I should have rented the lift.
>
> Justin
>
>
> Tim Stevenson wrote:
>
>> At 06:30 AM 5/22/2009, Ash Net noted:
>>
>>  Hi Folks,
>>>
>>> We're looking to Rack the 7010's and it seems that both front mount
>>> and rail mount racking options are available.
>>>
>>
>> Not quite. N7K requires *both* the front-mounted L brackets (or "ears")
>> *and* the bottom mounted rails, in a 4-post rack.
>>
>>
>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/hw/nexus7000/installation/guide/n7k_installation_7010.html
>>
>>
>> More details on site requirements here:
>>
>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/hw/nexus7000/site_prep/guide/siteprep_rack.html
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>> Tim
>>
>>  Does anybody have experience in rail mount racking of the 7k chassis
>>> in the DC. Any details in relation to the cabinet types used and rail
>>> mount parts list as well as experiences with such racking would be
>>> great.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
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>>
>>
>> Tim Stevenson, tstevens at cisco.com
>> Routing & Switching CCIE #5561
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