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Cisco ASR 9001 and Cisco ASR 9001-S Routers Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter2 Unpacking and Installing the Chassis
Installing the Cisco ASR 9001 Chassis
Installing the Cisco ASR 9001 Chassis
This chapter describes how to install a Cisco ASR 9001 chassis in a rack. It includes the following
sections:
•Before you Begin, page2-4
•Rack-Mounting the Chassis, page2-4
•Installing the Chassis in a Two-Post Rack, page2-6
•Installing the Chassis in a Four-Post Rack, page 2-8
•Supplemental Bonding and Grounding Connections, page2-9
•Installing the Optional Air Plenum Kit, page2-10

Before you Begin

Before you install the chassis, make sure that you have 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 six binderhead screws (usually provided with the rack) to secure the chassis to the
mounting flanges (also called rails) in the rack. Three screws should be installed on each side of the
chassis.
•One of the following rack-mounting kits (provided by Cisco):
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Cisco PID ASR-9001-2P-KIT= for mounting the chassis in a 19-inch two-post rack.
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Cisco PID ASR-9001-2PL-KIT= for mounting the chassis in a 23-inch two-post rack.
Note Two rack-mounting kits are needed for four-post rack installations.
•(Optional) Cisco ASR 9001 Air Plenum Assembly Kit (Cisco PID ASR-9001-PLENUM=)

Rack-Mounting the Chassis

The chassis is installed in a front-mounted position, as shown in Figure 1-7. In a front-mounted position,
the chassis rack-mounting flanges are secured directly to the rack posts.
Note Before you install the chassis in a rack, read the information in Rack-Mounting and Air Flow Clearance
Guidelines, page 1-9.