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Cabinet and Rack Installation, Cabinet and Rack Requirements

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Send documentation comments to [email protected] A A P P E N D I X Cabinet and Rack Installation This appendix includes the following information: • Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page A-1 • Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket, page A-3 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 hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the "Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets" section on page A-2 and "Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets" section on page A-3. • Standard two-post telco rack, with mounting rails that conform to English universal hole spacing per section 1of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the "Requirements Specific to Telco Racks" section on page A-3. 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). • The width between the rack-mounting rails must be at least 17.75 in. (45.1 cm). For four-post EIA racks, this is the distance between the two front rails. OL-17951-02 Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide A-1

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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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APPENDIX
A
Cabinet and Rack Installation
This appendix includes the following information:
Cabinet and Rack Requirements, page A-1
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket, page A-3
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
hole spacing per section 1 of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
“Requirements Specific to Perforated
Cabinets” section on page A-2
and
“Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets” section on
page A-3
.
Standard two-post telco rack
,
with mounting rails that conform to English universal hole spacing per
section 1of ANSI/EIA-310-D-1992. See the
“Requirements Specific to Telco Racks” section on
page A-3
.
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).
The width between the rack-mounting rails must be at least 17.75 in. (45.1 cm). For four-post EIA
racks, this is the distance between the two front rails.