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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Audience

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

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

 

 

Chapter

Title

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1

Product Overview

Provides an overview of the Cisco MDS

 

 

 

 

9216 Switch and its components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 2

Installing the Cisco

Describes how to install the Cisco MDS

 

 

 

MDS 9216 Switch

9216 Switch, and includes installing

 

 

 

 

modules, power supplies, and fan

 

 

 

 

assemblies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 3

Connecting the

Describes how to connect the Cisco MDS

 

 

 

Cisco MDS 9216

9216 Switch, including the modules.

 

 

 

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 9216 manual Audience, Organization, Chapter Title Description