Cabinet And Rack Installation; Cabinet And Rack Requirements; General Requirements For Cabinets And Racks - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Cabinet and Rack Installation

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This section provides the Cisco MDS 9000 Series switches requirements for the following types of cabinets

and racks in an external ambient air temperature range of 0 to 40°C. If you are selecting an enclosed cabinet,

we recommend that you choose one of these thermally validated types:

• Standard perforated cabinets

• Solid-walled cabinets with a roof fan tray (bottom-to-top cooling)

A cabinet or rack must belong to one of the following types:

• Standard 19-in. four-post EIA cabinet or rack, with mounting posts that conform to English universal

• Standard two-post telco rack, with mounting posts 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, equal to 1.75 in. (4.4 cm).

• The width between the inside edges of the mounting posts must be at least 17.75 in. (45.1 cm). This is

• The minimum rack-load ratings per RU are listed in the following table:

Cabinet and Rack Requirements, on page 13

hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See

and

Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled

section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992.

the distance between the two front posts of the four-post EIA racks.

Rack Type

EIA (4 post)

Telco (2 post)

C H A P T E R

Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets

Cabinets.

7.5 lb (3.4 kg)

15 lb (6.8 kg)

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