Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide

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Updated:: July 8, 2014

Chapter: Site Preparation and Maintenance Records

Site Preparation Checklist
Contact and Site Information
Chassis and Module Information

Site Preparation and Maintenance Records

This appendix provides a site planning list to use when preparing your site for the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch and includes these sections:

Site Preparation Checklist

Planning the location and layout of your equipment rack or cabinet is essential for successful switch operation, ventilation, and accessibility.

Table F-1 lists the site planning tasks that we recommend that you complete before you install the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch. Your completion of each task ensures a successful switch installation.

Table F-1 Site Planning Checklist
Planning Activity	Verification Time and Date
Space evaluation: Space and layout Floor covering Impact and vibration Lighting Physical access Maintenance access






Environmental evaluation: Ambient temperature Humidity Altitude Atmospheric contamination Airflow





Power evaluation: Input power type Power receptacles Receptacle proximity to the equipment Dedicated (separate) circuits for power redundancy UPS for power failures Grounding: proper gauge wire and lugs Circuit breaker size







Grounding evaluation: Data center ground
Cable and interface equipment evaluation: Cable type Connector type Cable distance limitations Interface equipment (transceivers)




EMI evaluation: Distance limitations for signaling Site wiring RFI levels

Contact and Site Information

Use the following worksheet ( Table F-2 ) to record contact and site information.

Table F-2 Contact and Site Information
Contact person
Contact phone
Contact e-mail
Building/site name
Data center location
Floor location
Address (line 1)
Address (line 2)
City
State
ZIP code
Country

Chassis and Module Information

Use the following worksheets ( Table F-3 , Table F-5 , Table F-6 , and Table F-7 ) to record information about the chassis and modules.

Contract Number

Chassis serial number

Product number

Table F-3 Network-Related Information
Switch IP address
Switch IP netmask
Hostname
Domain name
IP broadcast address
Gateway/router address
DNS address

Table F-4 Module Information for the Cisco Nexus 7004 Chassis
Slot	Module Type	Module Serial Number	Notes
1	Supervisor
2	Supervisor
3
4

Table F-5 Module Information for the Cisco Nexus 7009 Chassis
Slot	Module Type	Module Serial Number	Notes
1	Supervisor
2	Supervisor
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Table F-6 Module Information for the Cisco Nexus 7010 Chassis
Slot	Module Type	Module Serial Number	Notes
1
2
3
4
5	Supervisor
6	Supervisor
7
8
9
10

Table F-7 Module Information for the Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis
Slot	Module Type	Module Serial Number	Notes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9	Supervisor
10	Supervisor
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18

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