CHAPTER 2
Preparing Your Site for Installation
This chapter contains important safety information you should know before working with working with the
Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms and guides you through the process of preparingyour site for router
installation.
• Prerequisites and Preparation, on page 9
• Safety Guidelines, on page 10
• Cautions and Regulatory Compliance Statements for NEBS, on page 11
• Standard Warning Statements, on page 12
• Site Planning, on page 15
• Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage, on page 21
• Electrical Safety, on page 21
• Chassis-Lifting Guidelines, on page 22
• Tools and Equipment, on page 22
• Unpacking and Verifying Shipping Contents, on page 23
Prerequisites and Preparation
Before you perform the procedures in this guide, we recommend that you:
• Read the safety guidelines in the next section and review the electrical safety and ESD-prevention
guidelines in this guide.
• Ensure that you have all of the necessary tools and equipment (see the "Tools and Equipment" section).
• Ensure that you have access to the Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platforms Software Configuration
Guide (an online document that is available for viewing or download at Cisco.com) during the installation.
• Ensure that the power and cabling requirements are in place at your installation site.
• Ensure that the equipment required to install the router is available.
• Ensure that your installation site meets the environmental conditions to maintain normal operation.
Before installing the router, you must consider power and cabling requirements that must be in place at your
installation site, special equipment for installing the router, and the environmental conditions your installation
site must meet to maintain normal operation.
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