Site Planning and Maintenance Records

This appendix provides a Site Planning list and includes the following records to use when installing the Cisco MDS 9250i switch:

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Noteblank.gif For information on how to query the switch for configuration information, see Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide or the Cisco Fundamentals Configuration Guide for DCNM SAN.

Contacting Customer Service

If you are unable to solve a startup problem after using the troubleshooting suggestions in this appendix, contact your customer service representative for assistance and further instructions. Before you call, have the following information ready to help your service provider assist you as quickly as possible:

  • Date you received the switch.
  • Chassis serial number. See the “Finding the Chassis Serial Number”.
  • Type of software and release number.
  • Maintenance agreement or warranty information.
  • Brief description of the problem.
  • Brief explanation of the steps you have already taken to isolate and resolve the problem.
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Finding the Chassis Serial Number

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Tipblank.gif If you have CLI access, enter the show sprom backplane 1 command to display the backplane contents, including the switch serial number.

Site Preparation Checklist

Planning the location and layout of your equipment rack or wiring closet is essential for successful switch operation, ventilation, and accessibility. Table 1-1 lists the site planning tasks that Cisco recommends completing before installing the Cisco MDS 9700 switch.

Consider heat dissipation when sizing the air-conditioning requirements for an installation. See Table B-1 for the environmental requirements.

Table 1-1 Site Planning Checklist

Task No.
Planning Activity
Verified By
Time
Date

1

Space evaluation:

  • Space and layout
  • Floor covering
  • Impact and vibration
  • Lighting
  • Maintenance access

 

 

 

2

Environmental evaluation:

  • Ambient temperature
  • Humidity
  • Altitude
  • Atmospheric contamination
  • Air flow

 

 

 

3

Power evaluation:

  • Input power type
  • Power receptacles (20 A)1
  • Receptacle proximity to the equipment
  • Dedicated (separate) circuits for redundant power supplies
  • UPS2 for power failures
  • DC systems: proper gauge wire and lugs

 

 

 

4

Grounding evaluation:

  • Circuit breaker size
  • CO ground (AC- and DC-powered systems)

 

 

 

5

Cable and interface equipment evaluation:

  • Cable type
  • Connector type
  • Cable distance limitations
  • Interface equipment (transceivers)

 

 

 

6

EMI3 evaluation:

  • Distance limitations for signaling
  • Site wiring
  • RFI4 levels

 

 

 

1.Verify that each power supply installed in the chassis has a dedicated AC source or DC source circuit.

2.UPS = uninterruptible power supply

3.EMI = electromagnetic interference

4.RFI = radio frequency interference

Contact and Site Information

Use the following worksheet ( Table 1-2 ) to record contact and site information.

 

Table 1-2 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 1-3 and Table 1-4 ) to record information about the chassis and modules.

Contract number_______________________________________________

 

Chassis serial number___________________________________________

 

Product number________________________________________________

 

Table 1-3 Network-Related Information

Switch IP address
Switch IP netmask
 
Host name
Domain name
IP broadcast address
Gateway/router address
 
DNS address
 
Modem telephone number
 

 

Table 1-4 Module Information

Slot
Module Type
Module Serial Number
Notes
1
 

2
 

3
 

4
 

5
Supervisor

 

6
Supervisor

 

7
 

8
 

9