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Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform and Cisco Nexus 5000 Platform Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter2 Installing the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Installing the Switch
Note For racks with square holes, you might need to position a 12-24 cage nut behind each mounting
hole in a slider rail before using a 12-24 screw.
b. Repeat with the other slider rail on the other side of the rack.
c. Use the tape measure and level to verify that the rails are at the same height and horizontal.
Figure2-2 Installing the Slider Rails
Step4 Insert the switch into the rack and attach it as follows:
a. Holding the switch with both hands, position the back of the switch between the front posts of
the rack.
b. Align the two rear rack-mount guides on either side of the switch with the slider rails installed
in the rack. Slide the rack-mount guides onto the slider rails, and then gently slide the switch
all the way into the rack. See Figure 2-3.
Note If the switch does not slide easily, try realigning the rack-mount guides on the slider rails.
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1Slider rail with screw holes aligned to screw
holes in rack
2Two customer supplied 12-24 or 10-32 screws
used to attach each slider rail to the rack