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Appendix A Technical Specifications
Chassis Airflow
Chassis Airflow
The Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches use either front-to-back or side-to-side airflow as follows:
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The Cisco Nexus 7009 switch uses side-to-side airflow to cool it modules and front-to-back airflow
to cool its power supplies as shown in
.
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The Cisco Nexus 7010 switch uses front-to-back airflow as shown in
.
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The Cisco Nexus 7018 switch uses side-to-side airflow to cool its modules and front-to-back airflow
to cool its power supply units as shown in
All Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches are designed to work in a hot-aisle/cold-aisle environment, but the
Cisco Nexus 7018 switch design also requires side clearances to allow airflow in and out the sides.
Figure A-14
Airflow for the Cisco Nexus 7009 Chassis
1
Airflow for cooling the supervisor modules,
I/O modules, and fabric modules
2
Airflow for cooling the power supply units.
