Cisco NCS 4201 Manual

Cisco NCS 4201 Hardware Installation Guide

First Published: 2016-08-05

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CONTENTS

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PREFACE

Overview 1

CHAPTER 1

Cisco NCS 4201 Features 1

GE SFP Ports 1

SFP+ Ports 2

Front and Back Panel 2

Specifications 4

External Interfaces 5

Network Interfaces 5

External Alarm Inputs 5

Management Interfaces 5

Power Supply and Fans 7

LED Indicators 7

PWR and STAT LEDs 8

CPU Management Port LEDs 8

SFP LEDs 9

SFP+ LEDs 9

Power Supply Unit LEDs 10

System–Interface LED Behavior 10

Online Insertion and Removal 10

Preparing for Installation 13

CHAPTER 2

Safety Guidelines 13

Standard Warning Statements 13

Safety Guidelines for Personal Safety and Equipment Protection 14

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Safety Precautions for Module Installation and Removal 15

Safety with Electricity 15

Power Supply Considerations 18

Preventing ESD Damage 18

Site Planning 19

General Precautions 19

Site Planning Checklist 19

Site Selection Guidelines 20

Environmental Requirements 20

Physical Characteristics 20

Air Flow Guidelines 20

Floor Loading Considerations 22

Site Power Guidelines 23

Electrical Circuit Requirements 23

Site Cabling Guidelines 23

Asynchronous Terminal Connections 24

Interference Considerations 24

Rack-Mounting Guidelines 25

Precautions for Rack-Mounting 25

Rack Selection Guidelines 25

Equipment Rack Guidelines 26

Installation Checklist 27

Creating a Site Log 28

Receiving the Chassis 28

Chassis-Lifting Guidelines 30

Tools and Equipment 31

Unpacking and Verifying the Shipped Contents 31

Installing the Cisco NCS 4201 33

CHAPTER 3

Prerequisites 33

Installing the Chassis in a Rack 33

Installing the Chassis Brackets 34

Installing the Chassis in the Rack 35

Attaching the Cable Guides 36

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Installing and Removing the Front Door 38

Installing the Front Door 38

Removing the Front Door 39

Installing and Removing the Fan Tray 40

Installing the Fan Tray 40

Removing the Fan Tray 41

Installing the Power Supply 42

Preventing Power Loss 43

Power Connection Guidelines 43

Guidelines for DC-Powered Systems 44

Guidelines for AC-Powered Systems 44

Installing a DC Power Supply 44

Installing a DC Power Supply Module 45

Attaching Cables to the DC Power Supply 46

Powering On the Chassis 47

Removing and Replacing a DC Power Supply 47

Installing an AC power Supply 49

Installing an AC Power Supply Module 49

Activating an AC Power Supply 50

Removing and Replacing an AC Power Supply 52

Installing and Removing SFP Modules 54

Installing SFP Modules 55

Removing SFP Modules 57

Connecting to SFP Modules 58

Connecting to Fiber-Optic SFP Modules 58

Installing the Chassis Ground Connection 59

Power Connection Guidelines 61

Guidelines for DC-Powered Systems 61

Guidelines for AC-Powered Systems 61

Preventing Power Loss 62

Activating a DC Power Supply 62

Activating an AC Power Supply 62

Connecting a Chassis to the Network 62

Connecting Console Cables 63

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Connecting to the USB Serial Port Using Microsoft Windows 63

Connecting to the Console Port Using Mac OS X 64

Connecting to the Console Port Using Linux 65

Installing the Cisco USB Device Driver 65

Uninstalling the Cisco USB Device Driver 66

Connecting to the EIA Console Port 66

Connecting a Management Ethernet Cable 67

Installing and Removing SFP and SFP+ Modules 68

Connecting a USB Flash Device 68

Removing a USB Flash Device 69

Connecting Ethernet Cables 69

Connecting Cables to SFP Modules 70

Connector and Cable Specifications 70

Initial Configuration 71

CHAPTER 4

Checking Conditions Prior to System Startup 71

Powering Up the Chassis 71

Verifying the Front Panel LEDs 72

Verifying the Hardware Configuration 72

Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility 72

Configuring the Chassis at Startup 73

Accessing the CLI Using the Console 73

Configuring Global Parameters 74

Checking the Running Configuration Settings 75

Saving the Running Configuration to NVRAM 75

Safely Powering Off the Chassis 75

Automatic Shutdown of the Chassis 76

Troubleshooting 77

CHAPTER 5

Pinouts 77

Alarm Port Pinouts 77

Management Ethernet Port Pinouts 77

USB Console Port Pinouts 78

USB Flash or MEM Port Pinouts 78

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Optical Fiber Specifications 79

Alarm Conditions 79

Site Log 81

CHAPTER 6

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Contents

Preface

The preface describes the revision history, audience, organization, and conventions of theCisco NCS 4201.

It also lists sources for obtaining additional information and technical assistance from Cisco.

Document Revision History

The following table lists the major changes made to this document.

Change

Summary

Date

Initial releaseAugust 5,

2016

Document Audience

This guide is intended for users who are responsible for installing the Cisco NCS 4201. It is intended for users

who may not be familiar with the initial configuration and troubleshooting tasks, the relationship among tasks,

or the Cisco IOS software commands necessary to perform particular tasks.

Organization

This guide includes the following sections:

DescriptionTitle

Describes the features and specifications of the Cisco NCS 4201.Overview

Describes the installation of the Cisco NCS 4201 at your site.Preparing for Installation

Describes the installation of chassis on a rack as well as installation of its

components.

Installing the Cisco NCS 4201

Describes basic chassis configuration.Initial Configuration

Describes troubleshooting information.Troubleshooting

Provides a record of actions related to installing and maintaining the chassis.Site Log

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Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

IndicationConvention

Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.bold font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in

italic font.

italic font

Elements in square brackets are optional.[ ]

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.{x | y | z }

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.[ x | y | z ]

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will

include the quotation marks.

string

Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.courier

font

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.< >

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.[ ]

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a

comment line.

!, #

Means reader take note . Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.

Note

Means the following information will help you solve a problem . The tips information might not be

troubleshooting or even an action, but could be useful information, similar to a Timesaver.

Tip

Means reader be careful . In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage

or loss of data.

Caution

Means the described action saves time . You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Timesaver

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