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Chapter2 Installing the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Installing the Switch
Figure2-6 Installing the Slider Rails
Step4 Insert the switch into the rack and attach it as follows:
a. Using both hands, position the switch with the back of the switch between the front posts of the rack.
b. Align the two 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. If the switch does not slide easily, try realigning the rack-mount guides on the slider
rails.
Step5 Stabilize the switch in the rack by attaching the front rack-mount brackets to the front rack-mounting
rails:
a. Insert two screws (12-24 or 10-32, depending on the rack type) through the cage nuts and the holes
in one of the front rack-mount brackets and into the threaded holes in the rack-mounting rail.
b. Repeat for the front rack-mount bracket on the other side of the switch.
Installing the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch
This section describes how to use the rack-mount kit provided with the switch to install the Cisco Nexus
5020 switch into a cabinet or rack that meets the requirements described in Appendix A, “Cabinet and
Rack Installation.”
Note The Cisco Nexus 5020 can be ordered with front to back airflow. Make sure its air intakes are positioned
in a cold isle.
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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