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Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System 16-Slot Multishelf System Site Planning Guide
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Chapter 4 General Site Planning Considerations
Transport to the Installation Site
Transport to the Installation Site
Consider the following as you plan the route from the loading dock to the installation site:
• Will you use a safety hand truck, pallet jack, or forklift to move system components to the
installation site? If so, consider the following:
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The device must be capable of preventing the chassis from tipping. For example, you could use
a safety hand truck with retractable safety leg wheels and a security strap.
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We recommend that you leave the chassis in its shipping crate and pallet for moving.
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The device must be able to support the weight of the chassis and its shipping crate (see below).
• Will you use the Cisco-supplied dolly to move the chassis to the installation site? If so, consider the
following:
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The dolly is optimized to move the chassis on flat surfaces. It is not designed to move the chassis
up stairs, over curbs, up ramps greater than 10 degrees, or over bumps more than 1.5 inch (3.8 cm)
high, such as door thresholds.
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Use the dolly only when the chassis is empty. Before attaching the dolly, remove all
components (power shelves, power modules, fan trays, cards, and other modules) from the
chassis.
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Install impedance carriers in the card slots to provide support to keep the chassis square during
movement and installation. Do not move the chassis without the carriers installed.
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For instructions on assembling and using the dolly, see the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System
16-Slot Line Card Chassis Unpacking, Moving, and Securing Guide or the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier
Routing System 16-Slot Fabric Card Chassis Unpacking, Moving, and Securing Guide.
Note Whenever possible, use the dolly in the 180-degree configuration to move the chassis. In this
configuration, the dolly requires 50 inches (101.6 cm) of clearance. In the 90-degree configuration,
the dolly requires 24 inches (61 cm) of clearance. However, you must use extra care to avoid
tipping the chassis.
• Make sure that the floors and any freight elevators in the transport route can support the weight of
the chassis, moving device, and moving personnel:
Chassis in shipping crate with pallet, not including weight of moving device:
• 1032 lb (468 kg)—line card chassis
• 873 lb (396 kg)—fabric card chassis
Chassis, uncrated, with dolly attached (each dolly part weighs 125 lb [57 kg]:
• 1145 lb (519 kg)—line card chassis
• 955 lb (433.2 kg)—fabric card chassis
• Is the installation site on a different floor than the loading dock? If so, are there freight elevators
that can be used to transport the system components?
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Can freight elevators support the weight of the chassis, the moving personnel, and the moving
device?
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Are elevators tall and wide enough for system components (with or without shipping crates)?