Appendix A Cabinet and Rack Installation

Cable Management Guidelines

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Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets

A solid-walled cabinet is defined here as a cabinet with solid front and rear doors and solid side walls. In addition to the requirements listed in the “General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks” section on page A-1, solid-walled cabinets must meet the following requirements:

A roof-mounted fan tray and an air cooling scheme in which the fan tray pulls air in at the bottom of the cabinet and exhausts it out the top, with a minimum of 500 cubic feet per minute of airflow exiting the cabinet roof through the fan tray.

Nonperforated (solid and sealed) front and back doors and side panels so that air travels predictably from bottom to top.

A recommended cabinet depth of 36 to 42 inches (91.4 to 106.7 cm) to allow the doors to close and for adequate airflow.

A minimum of 150 sq. inches (968 sq. cm) of open area at the floor air intake of the cabinet.

The lowest piece of equipment should be installed a minimum of 1.75 inches (4.4 cm) above the floor openings to prevent blocking the floor intake.

Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks

In addition to the requirements listed in the “General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks” section on page A-1, if mounting the chassis in an open rack (no side panels or doors), ensure that the rack meets the following requirements:

The minimum vertical rack space per chassis must be two RU (rack unit), equal to 3.47 inches (8.8 cm).

The horizontal distance between the chassis and any adjacent chassis should be 6 inches(15.2 cm), and the distance between the chassis air vents and any walls should be 2.5 inches (6.4 cm).

Cable Management Guidelines

To help with cable management, you might want to allow additional space in the rack above and below the chassis to make it easier to route as many as 56 fiber or copper cables through the rack.

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5000 Series specifications

Cisco Systems 5000 Series is a comprehensive line of network switches designed to provide robust performance, high scalability, and exceptional flexibility for various enterprise applications. This switch series is ideally suited for environments such as data centers and large-scale enterprise networks, addressing the demands of modern networking by delivering high-speed connectivity along with advanced features.

One of the standout features of the Cisco 5000 Series is its support for hybrid environments, allowing deployment in both on-premises data centers and cloud-based architectures. With enhanced support for modern networking paradigms, such as Software-Defined Networking (SDN), the switches facilitate seamless integration into existing infrastructure while optimizing resource utilization. Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) technology enhances application performance and availability across diverse workloads and applications.

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