Chapter 1 Preparing for Installation
Site Requirement Guidelines
•Do not lift equipment alone; have another person help you to lift the equipment.
•Ensure that your footing is solid; balance the weight of the object between your feet.
•Lift the equipment slowly; never move suddenly or twist your body as you lift.
•Keep your back straight and lift with your legs, not your back. When bending down to lift equipment, bend at the knees (not at the waist), to reduce the strain on your lower back muscles.
Warning To prevent personal injury or damage to the chassis, never attempt to lift or tilt the chassis using the handles on modules (such as power supplies, fans, or cards); these types of handles are not designed to support the weight of the unit. Statement 1032
Site Requirement Guidelines
These sections contain the site requirement guidelines that you should be familiar with before installing the router:
•Site Wiring Guidelines, page
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•Chassis Air Flow Guidelines, page
•Temperature and Humidity Guidelines, page
•Power Connection Guidelines, page
•NEBS Supplemental Unit Bonding and Grounding Guidelines, page
Site Layout and Equipment Dimensions
To help maintain
•Install the system in a restrictive access location with means for a permanent grounding.
•Ensure the site of the rack includes provisions for source AC or DC power, grounding, and network interface cables.
•Allow sufficient space to work around the rack during the installation. You need at least 3 feet (91.44 cm) adjacent to the rack to move, align, and insert the chassis.
•Maintain at least 24 inches (61 cm) of clearance in front of, and behind the chassis for maintenance after installation.
•To mount the router between two posts or rails, the usable aperture (the width between the inner edges of the two mounting flanges) must be at least 17.75 inches (45.09 cm) for the
Cisco ASR 9001 Router.
•Height of the Cisco ASR 9001 Router is 3.47 inches (8.8 cm).
•When fully populated with cards, the router can weigh as much as 37.91 pounds (17.2 kg). To maintain equipment rack stability and to ensure your safety, the rack is provided with stabilizing devices. Make sure you install the stabilizers before installing the router.
•If you use a
Cisco ASR 9001 and Cisco ASR
