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1 Preparing for installation·············································································1
Inspecting the gateway ······································································································································1
ESD prevention··················································································································································1
Examining the installation site····························································································································1
Space·························································································································································1
Cooling·······················································································································································2
Installation tools and accessories ······················································································································3
2 Installing the gateway ·················································································5
Installation flow···················································································································································5
Rack-mounting the gateway·······························································································································6
Attaching slide rails to the rack ··················································································································6
Removing the air filter and top hood··········································································································6
Removing a fan tray···································································································································7
Mounting the gateway in a rack ·················································································································8
(Optional) Installing an air filter and a top hood ·······················································································10
Grounding the gateway····································································································································11
Installing cable management brackets·············································································································12
Installing cable management brackets for an M9000-AI-E8 gateway······················································12
Installing cable management brackets for an M9000-AI-E16 gateway····················································12
Installing supervisor engine modules···············································································································14
Installing a SEM for an M9000-AI-E8 gateway ························································································15
Installing a SEM for an M9000-AI-E16 gateway ······················································································15
Installing switching fabric modules···················································································································17
Installing a switching fabric module for an M9000-AI-E8 gateway···························································17
Installing a switching fabric module for an M9000-AI-E16 gateway·························································18
Installing interface modules or service modules ······························································································19
Installing interface switch modules or AI security engine modules··································································20
Installing fan trays············································································································································21
Installing DC power supplies····························································································································22
Available DC power supplies ···················································································································22
DC power supply configuration guidelines·······························································································22
Installing a DC power supply····················································································································22
Connecting a DC power cord···················································································································23
Installing AC power supplies····························································································································24
Available AC power supplies····················································································································24
AC power supply configuration guidelines·······························································································25
Installing an AC power supply··················································································································25
Connecting an AC power cord·················································································································27
Installing HVDC power supplies·······················································································································27
HVDC power supply configuration guidelines··························································································27
Installing an HVDC power supply·············································································································28
Connecting an HVDC power cord············································································································28
Installing transceiver modules and fiber cables ·······························································································28
Routing signal cables·······································································································································29
(Optional) Installing air filter doors ···················································································································30
Verifying the installation···································································································································30
Power-on check ···············································································································································31
Power-on check flow································································································································31
Checking the LEDs ··································································································································31
3 Appendix A Chassis views and technical specifications·························34
Chassis views··················································································································································34
M9000-AI-E8············································································································································34
M9000-AI-E16··········································································································································36
Weights and dimensions··································································································································38