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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Preface
This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform
and 5000 Series Switch Hardware Installation Guide. It also provides information on how to obtain
related documentation.
Audience
To use this installation guide, you must be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and
preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.
Organization
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter and Title Description
Chapter 1, “Cisco Nexus 5500
Platform Overview”
Provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
and their components.
Chapter 2, “Cisco Nexus 5000
Series Overview”
Provides an overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches
and their components.
Chapter 3, “Installing the Cisco
Nexus 5500 Platform or 5000
Series Switch”
Describes how to install the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, and how to install
modules, power supplies, and fan assemblies.
Chapter 4, “Connecting the
Switch”
Describes how to connect the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform
switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.
Appendix A, “Cabinet and Rack
Installation”
Provides guidelines for selecting an enclosed cabinet, the
procedure for installing a switch using the optional and EIA Shelf
Bracket Kit.
Appendix B, “Technical
Specifications”
Lists specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform switches
and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches and components
including modules, power supplies, and transceivers.
Appendix C, “Cable and Port
Specifications”
Lists cable and port specifications for the Cisco Nexus 5500
Platform switches and the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.