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CiscoASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter2 Unpacking and Installing the Chassis
Unpacking the Router

Required Tools and Equipment

Before you begin the rack-mount installation, you must read and understand the information in the
Rack-Mounting and Air Flow Clearance Guidelines, page1-20, and have the following tools and
equipment:
•ESD-preventive wrist strap
•Number 1 and number 2 Phillips screwdrivers
•1/4-inch (6.35-mm) and 3/16-inch (4.5-mm) flat-blade screwdrivers
•Tape measure
•Level (optional)
•Minimum of 10 slotted binderhead screws (usually provided with the rack) to secure the chassis to
the mounting flanges (also called rails) in the rack. Five screws should be installed on each side of
the chassis.
•11/16-inch (17.46-mm) wrench (for chassis hold-down bolts and pallet hold-down bracket bolts)
•3/4-inch (19-mm) socket and ratchet wrench
Unpacking the Router
The following instructions describe how to unpack the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router from its shipping
container.
•Unpacking the Cisco ASR 9010 Router, page2-3
•Unpacking the Cisco ASR 9006 Router, page2-5
•Unpacking the CiscoASR 9904 Router, page 2-7
•Unpacking the Cisco ASR 9922 Router, page2-9
•Unpacking the CiscoASR 9912 Router, page 2-13

Unpacking the Cisco ASR 9010 Router

Follow these steps to unpack the Cisco ASR 9010 Router from its shipping container.
Step1 Cut the straps that secure the cardboard shipping container to the pallet.
Step2 Remove the cardboard shipping container.
Step3 Remove the packaging material (see Figure2-2).
a. Remove the foam packaging material from the top of the router.
b. Remove all screws that secure the four hold-down brackets to the router chassis. The forward
hold-down brackets are secured to the router mounting brackets by two screws. The rear hold-down
brackets are secured to the chassis by four screws. Save these four screws used to hold the rear
bracket to the chassis to use later to attach the ground strap.
Step4 Remove two bolts per hold-down bracket that secure the brackets to the pallet.