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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
Chapter5 Installing the Cisco MGX Switch or Gateway
Installing the MGX 8950 Switch
Note After completing these steps, proceed to the “First Time Power On Procedure for MGX Switches”
section on page 5-137 if this is a first-time installation.
Step8 Install the MGX 8950 Switch with
a Mechanical Lift
•Prepare for Installation
•Remove the Front Ca rds
•Remove the Back Cards
•Remove the Back Cards from
an APS Assembly
•Install the Switch in the Rack
•Reinstall the APS Assembly
•Reinstall the Back Cards
•Reinstall the Front Cards
Install the MGX 8950 Switch with
a Mechanical Lift
•Install the Switch in a 19-Inch
or 23-Inch Rack
•Install the Switch in a 19-Inch
Cabinet
Connect Power to the MGX 8950
Switch
•Connect AC Power to the
Switch
•Connect the Console Port
Step9 Install the Upper Fan Tray Connect the External Clock
(optional)
Step10 Install the Exhaust Plenum Connect the Alarms (optional)
Step11 Install the DC PEM(s), as necessary Connect the MP Connection
(optional)
Step12 Install the Cable Management Assembly Connect the LAN1/2 Ports
(optional)
Step13 Connect the Fan Tray Power Cables to the MGX 8950 Switch Verify EMI Compliance
Step14 Connect the AC Power Supply Tray to the MGX 8950 Switch,
as necessary
Step15 Connect the DC PEM to the MGX 8950 Switch, as necessary
Step16 Connect the Back Cards
Step17 Connect the Console Port
Step18 Connect Power to the MGX 8950 Switch
•Connect AC Power to the Switch
•Connect the Console Port
Step19 Connect the External Clock (optional)
Step20 Connect the Alarms (optional)
Step21 Connect the MP Connection (optional)
Step22 Connect the LAN1/2 Ports (optional)
Step23 Verify EMI Compliance
Table5-3 Installation Checklist—MGX 8950 System (continued)
Check Steps
Rack-Mounted System
(WithoutLift) Rack-Mounted System (with Lift) Cisco Cabinet System