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Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco Media Experience Engine 3000
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Chapter 3 Installing the Cisco MXE 3000
Rack Mounting and Cabling the Cisco MXE 3000
Observe the following additional requirements to ensure adequate airflow and to prevent damage to the
equipment:
• Front and rear doors—If the 42U rack includes closing front and rear doors, you must allow 5,350
sq cm (830 sq in) of holes evenly distributed from top to bottom to permit adequate airflow
(equivalent to the required 64 percent open area for ventilation).
• Side—The clearance between the installed rack component and the side panels of the rack must be
a minimum of 7 cm (2.75 in).
Rack Mounting and Cabling the Cisco MXE 3000
To install the appliance into a rack with square, round, or threaded holes, refer to the instructions that
ship with the rack hardware kit.
If you are installing the appliance into a telco rack, order the appropriate option kit from the
manufacturer and follow the instructions that shipped with the product to install the rack brackets.
Refer to Figure 1-3 on page 1-3 when connecting peripheral cables and power cords to the appliance.
Warning
To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug telephone or
telecommunications connectors into RJ-45 connectors.
Connecting Power and Booting the System
To connect power to your system, follow these steps:
Step 1 Review the information in the “Safety Guidelines” section on page 2-2.
Step 2 Plug a power cord into each power cord receptacle on the back of the appliance.
Step 3 Connect the other end of each power cord to a power source at your installation site.
Step 4 Power up all externally connected devices.
Step 5 Press the power control button on the front of the appliance.
The system should begin booting. Once the operating system boots, you are ready to initialize the basic
software configuration. See the Deployment and Administration Guide for Cisco
Media Experience
Engine
3000 on Cisco.com for more information.
Note While powering up, the green power-on LED on the front of the appliance is on.
Checking the LEDs
When the Cisco MXE 3000 is up and running, observe the front panel LEDs (see Figure 1-2 on page 1-2
and Table 1-1 on page 1-2) to verify that your system is operating properly.
To troubleshoot using the LEDs, see Chapter 5, “Troubleshooting the Cisco MXE 3000.”