Cabinet and Rack Installation
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Cabinet and Rack Requirements
This section provides the Cisco MDS 9000 Family requirements for the following types of cabinets and racks,
assuming an external ambient air temperature range of 0 to 40°C:
• Standard perforated cabinets
• Solid-walled cabinets with a roof fan tray (bottom to top cooling)
• Standard open racks
• Telco racks
Note
If you are selecting an enclosed cabinet, we recommend one of the thermally validated types listed above:
standard perforated or solid-walled with a fan tray.
General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks
The cabinet or rack must be one of the following rack types:
• Standard 19 in. four-post EIA cabinet or rack, with mounting rails that conform to English universal
• Standard two-post telco rack, with mounting rails that conform to English universal hole spacing per
The cabinet or rack must also meet the following requirements:
• The minimum vertical rack space per chassis should be 1 RU (rack unit), equal to 1.75 in. (4.4 cm).
Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page 41
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket, page 43
hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
Cabinets
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Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets
section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
C H A P T E R
Requirements Specific to Telco Racks
Cisco MDS 9396S Multilayer Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Requirements Specific to Perforated
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