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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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CWDM Combination Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet SFP Transceivers 1-13
CHAPTER
2Installing the Cisco MDS 9100 Series 2-1
Preinstallation 2-2
Installation Options 2-2
Installation Guidelines 2-3
Required Equipment 2-4
Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch 2-4
Installing the Switch in a Cabinet or Rack 2-5
Front-Facing Installation 2-6
Installing the Switch in a Cabinet with Insufficient Front Clearance 2-11
Installing Front Rack Mount Brackets for Cabinets with 26 Inches or Greater of Rail Spacings 2-13
Installing Front Rack Mount Brackets for Cabinets with Less Than 26 Inches of Rail Spacings 2-14
Installing Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Rear-Facing into Cabinet 2-15
Installing a CiscoMDS 9134 Switch or a CiscoMDS 9124 Switch Rear-Fa cing into Cabinet 2-17
Grounding the Switch 2-22
Starting Up the Switch 2-23
Removing and Installing Components 2-25
Removing and Installing Power Supplies 2-28
Removing Power Supplies 2-28
Installing Power Supplies 2-28
Removing and Installing Fan Modules 2-29
Removing a Fan Module on the Cisco MDS 9140 Switch, the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch, and the
Cisco MDS91 34 Switch 2-29
Installing a Fan Module 2-30
Verifying the Fan Module 2-31
CHAPTER
3Connecting the CiscoMDS 9100 Series 3-1
Preparing for Network Connections 3-1
Connecting the Console Port 3-1
Connecting the Console Port to a PC 3-2
Connecting a Modem to a Console Port 3-3
Connecting the 10/100 Ethernet Management Port 3-3
Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port 3-4
Removing and Installing SFP Transceivers 3-4
Installing an SFP Transceiver 3-5
Removing an SFP Transceiver 3-6
Removing and Installing Cables into SFP Transceivers 3-7