Cisco Systems 5000 manual Audience, Organization, Chapter and Title Description

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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Audience

To use this installation guide, you must be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

	Chapter and Title	Description
	Chapter 1, “Overview”	Provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches
		and the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches.
	Chapter 2, “Installing the Cisco	Describes how to install the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches
	Nexus 5000 Series Switches”	and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches, and how to install
		modules, power supplies, and fan assemblies.
	Chapter 4, “Connecting the	Describes how to connect the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches
	Switch”	to the Internet
	Appendix A, “Cabinet and Rack	Provides guidelines for selecting an enclosed cabinet, the
	Installation”	procedure for installing a switch using the optional and EIA Shelf
		Bracket Kit.
	Appendix B, “Technical	Lists specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
	Specifications”	and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches and components
		including modules, power supplies, and transceivers.
	Appendix C, “Cable and Port	Lists cable and port specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500
	Specifications”	Platform switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform switches.
	Appendix D, “Site Planning and	Provides site planning and maintenance records.
	Maintenance Records”
	Appendix E, “Troubleshooting	Provides installation troubleshooting information for the Cisco
	Hardware Components”	Nexus 5500 Platform switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000
		Platform switches.
		Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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