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A P P E N D I X A

Technical Specifications

This appendix describes the technical specifications for the Nexus 7000 system and includes these sections:

Environmental Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Systems, page A-1

Physical Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Devices, page A-2

Power Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Devices, page A-3

Power Supply Cable Specifications, page A-7

Chassis Clearances, page A-11

Facility Cooling Requirements, page A-12

Chassis Airflow, page A-12

Environmental Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Systems

Table A-1lists the environmental specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series systems.

Table A-1 Environmental Specifications for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Description

 

Cisco Nexus 7010

Cisco Nexus 7018

 

 

 

 

Temperature

Ambient operating

32 to 104ºF (0 to 40ºC)

32 to 104ºF (0 to 40ºC)

 

Ambient nonoperating

–40 to 158ºF (–40 to 70ºC)

–40 to 158ºF (–40 to 70ºC)

 

 

 

 

Relative

Ambient (noncondensing)

5 to 90% (45 to 50%

5 to 90% (45 to 50%

humidity

operating

recommended)

recommended)

 

Ambient (noncondensing)

5 to 95%

5 to 95%

 

nonoperating and storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

Altitude

Operating

–500 to 13,000 feet

–500 to 13,000 feet

 

 

(–150 to 4,000 meters)

(–150 to 4,000 meters)

 

Storage

–1,000 to 30,000 feet

–1,000 to 30,000 feet

 

 

(–305 to 9,144 meters)

(–305 to 9,144 meters)

 

 

 

 

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

 

OL-18634-01

A-1

 

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