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Cisco BPX 8600 Series Installation and Configuration
Release 9.3.10, Part Number 78-11603-01 Rev. D0, July 2001
Chapter 6 Installation Overview
Installation Sequence Flow
Step 17 Connecting a Network Printer to the BPX Switch
Step 18 Connecting Modems
Step 19 Making External Clock Connections
Step 20 Initial Power-Up of the BPX Switch
Step 21 Provisioning the BPX Switch (making connections)
Installation Sequence Flow
Here is the sequence of operations that you should follow during the installation of the BPX switch:
• Chapter 7, Preliminary Steps Before Installing: Follow these preliminary setup instructions for the
mechanical installation of a BPX switch shelf. Depending on the type of rack or cabinet, the you
arethendirectedtoeither:
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Chapter 8, Installation with Cisco Cabinets including 7000 Series Routers with rear rail
setback at 19.86 inches; or
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Chapter 9, Installation in Customer Cabinet that is 19 inches wide with a rear rail setback of
30 inches.
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Otherwise, the installation is non-standard and requires that you contact Cisco Customer
Service.
The BPX switch shelves are either AC or DC powered. At the completion of the cabinet installation
procedures you are directed to the appropriate power setup and connection chapter:
• Chapter 10, Installing the DC Shelf,or
• Chapter 11, Installing the AC Shelf.
An optional cable management tray and BXM T3/E3 cable management brackets are available for use
with T3/E3 BXM cards. The brackets are designed for cards set up as non-redundant (single cables
rather than Y-cabling). The tray is designed primarily for use in a mid-mount open-rack configuration.
Instructions for installing the optional tray are provided in:
• Chapter 12, Installing the T3/E3 Cable Management Tray
The remaining installation procedures are the same for every installation. You will proceed to the initial
setup and configuration procedures in:
• Chapter 13, Installing the BPX Switch Cards
• Chapter 14, Connecting Cables
• Chapter 15, Connecting Temporary Terminal and Attaching Peripherals
• Chapter 16, Checking and Powering-Up
Following the completion of these installation procedures, you should set-up a network management
workstation so that you can use the CiscoView and Cisco WAN Manager graphical user interfaces to
provision the BPX equipment with network connections.
Overview and network configuration procedures are in Part 3, Initial Configuration and
Network Management.
When you have connected and configured the network management terminal and software, you are
ready to configure the BPX switch. Configuration procedures are provided in Part 4, Configuring
Connections.