Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series User manual

Installing the Switch

•Unpacking the Switch, on page 1

•Install the Switch as Shipped, on page 2

•Install the Switch with Shelf Brackets, on page 8

•Install the Switch in NEBS-Compliant Mode, on page 22

•Establishing System Ground, on page 29

•Attaching an ESD Strap, on page 32

•Verifying the Switch Chassis Installation, on page 33

Unpacking the Switch

Check the contents of the shipping container:

Procedure

Step 1 Check the contents of the accessory kit. Verify that you have received all the listed equipment, including any

optional equipment you may have ordered, such as, network interface cables, transceivers, or special connectors.

Step 2 Check the modules in each slot. Ensure that the configuration matches the packing list and that all of the

specified interfaces are included.

Step 3 Store the shipping carton.

Do not discard the shipping container when you unpack the switch. Flatten the shipping cartons and

store them with the pallet. You will require these containers if you have to move or ship the switch

in the future.

Tip

Installing the Switch

Install the Switch as Shipped

Installing the Cable Guide on the Chassis with L-Brackets Preinstalled on the

Chassis

Procedure

Step 1 Position the cable guides to align with the L-brackets preinstalled on the chassis and secure the cable guides

to the L-brackets using the screws provided.

Figure 1: Attaching the Cable Guides

Cable guides2Screws to attach the cable guides to the

L-brackets on the chassis

Step 2 Secure the chassis to the rack rails with four screws on each side.

Installing the Switch

Install the Switch as Shipped

Figure 2: Mounting the Chassis to the Rack

Cable guide installed2Screws to attach the chassis to the rack post1

Cable guide installation is complete.

Installing the Switch

Installing the Cable Guide on the Chassis with L-Brackets Preinstalled on the Chassis

Figure 3: Chassis with Cable Guide Attached

Rack-Mounting the Chassis as Shipped

This procedure shows how to rack mount the chassis as shipped.

Installing the Switch

Rack-Mounting the Chassis as Shipped

Before you begin

To prevent bodily injury when mounting or servicing this unit in a rack, you must take special precautions to

ensure that the system remains stable. The following guidelines are provided to ensure your safety:

• This unit should be mounted at the bottom of the rack if it is the only unit in the rack.

• When mounting this unit in a partially filled rack, load the rack from the bottom to the top with the

heaviest component at the bottom of the rack.

If the rack is provided with stabilizing devices, install the stabilizers before mounting or servicing the

unit in the rack.

Statement 1006

Warning

Procedure

Step 1 Insert the rear of the chassis between the mounting posts of the rack.

Step 2 Align the mounting holes in the L bracket on the switch or on the cable mount (if installed) with the mounting

holes in the equipment rack.

Installing the Switch

Rack-Mounting the Chassis as Shipped

Figure 4: Securing the Chassis to the Rack Posts

Cable guides210-32 or 12-24 pan head screws1

Step 3 Secure the chassis to the rack with either 10-32 or 12-24 pan head screws from the chassis standard accessory

kit.

Installing the Switch

Rack-Mounting the Chassis as Shipped

Figure 5: Chassis Secured to the Rack Posts

Step 4 4. Use a tape measure and level to ensure that the chassis is installed straight and level..

What to do next

After installing the chassis in its location, complete the installation process by:

1. Connecting the chassis to system ground.

2. Installing and connecting the power supplies to the power source.

3. Connecting the network interface cables to the supervisor module and line card modules. This may involve

installing transceivers before you attach the network interface cables.

Installing the Switch

Rack-Mounting the Chassis as Shipped

4. Powering up the chassis and verifying the installation.

Install the Switch with Shelf Brackets

Installing the Shelf Kit L-Brackets

The switch chassis is shipped with two L-brackets installed on the front sides of the chassis. If you are

rack-mounting the switch using the shelf kit, these L-brackets must be removed and replaced with L-brackets

that are part of the shelf kit.

Before you begin

You have ordered and received the shelf kit.

Procedure

Step 1 Remove and discard the L-brackets and the ten mounting screws that the chassis is shipped with. Do not re-use

them during any part of the installation process.

Installing the Switch

Install the Switch with Shelf Brackets

Figure 6: L-Brackets the Chassis is Shipped with

Right L-bracket2Left L-bracket1

Installing the Switch

Installing the Shelf Kit L-Brackets

Figure 7: Removing L-Brackets the Chassis is Shipped With

--Mounting screws the chassis is shipped with1

Installing the Switch

Installing the Shelf Kit L-Brackets

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