March 2005 Installing the Hardware 5
Weight Considerations
When fully-populated (i.e., with all CMM and NI modules and
power supplies installed), the OmniSwitch 7700 weighs
approximately 128 lbs (58 Kgs); the OmniSwitch 7800 weighs
approximately 188 lbs (85 Kgs).
Items Included
Your OmniSwitch 7700/7800 order includes the following
items:
• OmniSwitch chassis with factory-installed power
supplies per order
• CMM module(s) per order
• NI modules per order
• GBICs per order, if applicable
• MiniGBICs per order, if applicable
• Blank cover panels, if applicable
• Grounding wrist strap
• Power cord(s) per order, if applicable
• Hardcopy Getting Started Guide
• Documentation CD containing a complete set of users
guides for the switch and switch software. Refer to “User
Documentation on CD” on page 61 for a complete list of
included documentation.
Unpacking and Installing the Switch
Unpacking the Chassis
To protect your switch components from electrostatic
discharge (ESD) and physical damage, read all unpacking
recommendations and instructions carefully before beginning.
Recommendations
• Unpack your OmniSwitch chassis as close as possible
to the location where it will be installed.
• Network Interface (NI) modules are packaged in sepa-
rate boxes. In order to greatly reduce exposure to elec-
trostatic discharge (ESD) and physical damage, do not
unpack these boxes until the NI modules are ready to
be installed.
Instructions
1 Begin by carefully cutting the tape along the seam
marked “OPEN HERE FIRST.”
2 Lift the box’s top flaps. Remove the smaller boxes that
are enclosed and set them aside. These smaller boxes
contain the Ship Kit and the switch’s Chassis Manage-
ment Modules (CMMs).
3 Next, completely remove the white plastic handle
inserts from the sides of the box. Removing these handles
allows the overpack to be removed.
