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Install the switches - Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B

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Installing the Cisco Nexus 9332D-GX2B switches as part of a new AFX 1K or AFX 2K system installation includes installing the switches into a rack or cabinet, cabling them to the system controllers and shelves, and then powering them on.

Before you begin

You must have completed the switch preparation steps in Prepare to install the switches.

About this task

You use the applicable AFX 1K or AFX 2K system install and setup workflow on the AFX system documentation site to install and cable the system hardware, and then power on the switches.

The system install and setup workflow includes instructions such as:

  • Instructions for getting the site ready, unpacking the boxes and comparing the contents of the boxes to the packing slip, and registering the system to access support benefits.

  • Instructions for installing the switches, controllers, and storage shelves in a NetApp cabinet or telco rack.

  • Instructions for cabling your system, including cabling the controllers to switch connections and cabling the storage shelves to switch connections.

Steps

  1. Install the switches as part of your AFX 1K or AFX 2K system installation and setup workflow:

Note After you have installed the switches, the AFX install and setup workflow instructions redirect you back to this switch documentation to configure the switches.
What's next?

After you've installed, cabled, and powered on your switches as part of your AFX 1K or AFX 2K system installation, you configure your switches and then complete the AFX system setup.