Installing the Exterior Cosmetics

This chapter describes how to install the exterior cosmetics on the Cisco NCS 6000 LCC and includes the following topics:

Overview of the Exterior Cosmetics

The Cisco NCS 6008 LCC is shipped with exterior cosmetics for the front side and rear side of the LCC.

The following figure shows the exterior cosmetics for the front side the LCC.

Figure 1. Exterior Cosmetics—Front Side of the LCC

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Top grille

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Right door

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Left door

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Bottom grille

The following figure shows the exterior cosmetics for the rear side of the LCC.

Figure 2. Exterior Cosmetics—Rear Side of the LCC

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Rear exhaust air deflector

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Right door

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Left door

Installing the Front Exterior Cosmetics

This section describes how to install the front-side exterior cosmetics on the Cisco NCS 6008 LCC. We recommend that you install the exterior cosmetics in the order outlined in this section.

Required Tools and Equipment

  • 8-inch, number-1 Phillips screwdriver (magnetic head preferable)

  • Two vertical cable troughs (left and right troughs are interchangeable)

  • Three left and three right door hinges

  • Front doors, left and right

  • Two door grounding cables

  • Craft panel cover

  • Front top grille

  • Front bottom grille

For information on the cosmetic PID numbers, see Appendix B, “System Product IDs.”

Steps

To install the front exterior cosmetics, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Attach the left and right vertical cable troughs to the front of the LCC (see figure below). The two vertical cable troughs are installed inverted from each other. Each trough is marked FRONT to ensure that you install the trough on the correct side of the LCC.

We recommend that you use two people to attach the vertical cable troughs; one person to hold the vertical cable troughs in place while the other person inserts and tightens the screws.

Figure 3. Exterior Cosmetics for the Front of the LCC

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Vertical cable troughs (one per side), each attached to the LCC with eight pan-head screws

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Craft panel display cover

Step 2

For each cable trough:

  1. Align the guide pins on the rear of the vertical cable trough with the positioning holes on the front of the LCC (see figure below).

  2. Loosely insert eight pan-head screws, and then use the screwdriver to tighten them clockwise to attach the vertical cable troughs firmly to the front of LCC. You might need to use a ladder to reach the upper screws.

    Figure 4. Vertical Cable Troughs with Guide Pins

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    Vertical cable troughs

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    Guide pin

    We recommend that you use two people to attach the vertical cable troughs; one person to hold the vertical cable troughs in place while the other person inserts and tightens the screws.

Step 3

Attach the door hinge attachments, three left and three right, using two pan-head screws each (see figure below).

We recommend that you use two people to lift the door onto the LCC.

Figure 5. Door Hinge Attachments—Front of the LCC

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Left door hinge attachments

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Right door hinge attachments

Step 4

Align the front door (see figure below) with the three door hinges on the LCC.

Figure 6. Front Doors

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Left door

2

Right door

Step 5

Pivot and rotate the flange located behind each door hinge.

Step 6

Attach and orient the front doors so that the slot on the metal part in the middle of the doors is lined up with the tab on the vertical cable trough. The door will then drop into position onto the hinge attachment pins.

Step 7

Attach one grounding cable to each door, connecting the doors to the vertical cable troughs (see figure below).

  1. Insert and tighten one pan-head screw to attach one end of the ground cable to the inside of the door.

  2. Insert and tighten one pan-head screw to attach the other end of the ground cable to the vertical cable trough.

Figure 7. Grounding Cable for Each Door

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Pan-head screw

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Grounding cable

Step 8

Attach the grilles to the troughs (see figure below).

  1. Attach the top grille by carefully inserting the bottom tabs on the grille into the snap joiners (facing-up) on the troughs. Press the grille firmly against the troughs until it snaps on.

  2. Attach the bottom grille by carefully inserting the top tabs on the grille into the snap joiners (facing-down) on the troughs. Press the grille firmly against the troughs until it snaps on.

Figure 8. Attaching the Front Grilles

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Front top grille

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Front bottom grille

Step 9

Attach the craft panel display cover by inserting and tightening four captive screws. Do not overtighten.

Installing the Rear Exterior Cosmetics

This section describes how to install the rear-side exterior cosmetics on the Cisco NCS 6008 LCC. We recommend that you install the exterior cosmetic components in the order outlined in this section.

Before performing these tasks, you must first unpack and secure the LCC. See the Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series Routers Unpacking, Moving, and Securing Guide .

Required Tools and Equipment

  • 8-inch, number-1 Phillips screwdriver (magnetic head preferable)

  • Two vertical cable troughs (left and right are interchangeable)

  • Top cap

  • Exhaust plenum bracket

  • Power cable bracket

  • Three left door hinge attachments

  • Three right door hinge attachments

  • Rear doors, left and right

  • Two door grounding cables

  • Rear exhaust air deflector

Steps

To install the rear exterior cosmetics perform the following steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Attach the left and right vertical cable troughs to the rear of the LCC as shown in the following figure. The two vertical cable troughs are inverted from each other.

Figure 9. Exterior Cosmetic For the Rear of the LCC

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Top cap

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Vertical cable troughs (one per side), each attached to the LCC with eight pan-head screws

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Exhaust plenum bracket

Step 2

For each vertical cable trough:

  1. Align the guide pins on the rear of the vertical cable trough with the positioning holes on the LCC.

  2. Insert eight pan-head screws, and use the screwdriver to tighten them clockwise in order to attach the vertical cable troughs firmly to the rear of LCC. You might need to use a ladder to reach the upper screws.

    We recommend that you use two people to attach the vertical cable troughs; one person to hold the vertical cable troughs in place while the other person inserts and tightens the screws.

Step 3

Standing on either side of the LCC, slide the top cap on top of the LCC. Make sure that the perforated side faces the rear of the LCC. The top cap is held in place by one screw from each of the four vertical cable troughs.

Step 4

Attach the exhaust plenum bracket to the LCC (three cutouts facing up) with eight pan-head screws (four on each side).

Step 5

Attach the door hinge attachments, three left and three right, using two pan-head screws each. One hinge is near the top of the LCC, one hinge is near the bottom of the LCC, and one is adjacent to the cable management bracket (see figure below).

Figure 10. Door Hinge Attachments—Rear of Chassis

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Left door hinge attachments

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Right door hinge attachments

Step 6

Pivot and rotate the flange located behind each door hinge.

Step 7

Attach and orient the rear doors so that the slot on the metal part in the middle of the doors is lined up with the tab on the vertical cable trough. The door will then drop into position onto the hinge attachment pins (see figure below).

Figure 11. Rear Doors

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Left door

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Right door

Step 8

Attach one grounding cable to each door, connecting the doors to the vertical cable troughs.

  1. Insert and tighten one pan-head screw to attach one end of the ground cable to the inside of the door.

  2. Insert and tighten one pan-head screw to attach the other end of the ground cable to the vertical cable trough.

Figure 12. Grounding Cable for Each Door

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Pan-head screw

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Grounding cable

Step 9

Attach the exhaust air deflector by carefully inserting its mounting tabs into the brackets on the vertical cable troughs. Press the deflector firmly against the vertical cable troughs until it snaps on.

Figure 13. Exhaust Air Deflector on the Rear of the LCC

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Exhaust air deflector