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Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 3 Installing a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender
Starting the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender
Warning
When installing or replacing the unit, the ground connection must always be made first and
disconnected last.
Statement 1046
Caution Grounding the chassis is required if you are using DC power supplies, even if the rack is already
grounded. A grounding pad with two threaded M4 holes is provided on the chassis for attaching a
grounding lug. The ground lug must be NRTL listed. In addition, the copper conductor (wires) must be
used and the copper conductor must comply with the NEC code.
To attach the grounding lug and cable to the chassis, follow these steps:
Step 1 Use a wire-stripping tool to remove approximately 0.75 inches (19 mm) of the covering from the end of
the grounding cable.
Step 2 Insert the stripped end of the grounding cable into the open end of the grounding lug.
Step 3 Use the crimping tool to secure the grounding cable in the grounding lug.
Step 4 Remove the adhesive label from the grounding pad on the chassis.
Step 5 Place the grounding lug against the grounding pad so that there is solid metal-to-metal contact, and insert
the two M4 screws with washers through the holes in the grounding lug and into the grounding pad.
Step 6 Ensure that the lug and cable do not interfere with other equipment.
Step 7 Prepare the other end of the grounding cable and connect it to an appropriate grounding point in your
site to ensure adequate earth ground.
Starting the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender
This section describes how to power up the device and verify the hardware operation.
Note Do not connect the Ethernet port to the LAN until the initial device configuration has been performed.
For instructions on configuring the device, see the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Software
Configuration Guide. For instructions on connecting to the console port, see the “Connecting to the
1-Gigabit Ethernet Port” section on page 4-2.
Warning
When installing or replacing the unit, the ground connection must always be made first and
disconnected last.
Statement 1046
To power up the device and verify the hardware operation, follow these steps:
Step 1 Verify that the empty power supply bays have filler panels installed, the faceplates of all modules are
flush with the front of the chassis, and the captive screws of the power supplies, fan tray, and all
expansion modules are tight.