Chapter 6 Maintaining the Router
Removing and Installing an RP or a Line Card
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Tools and Equipment
To remove and replace a line card, you need the following items:
• ESD-preventive strap
• 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver
• Replacement line card or RP
Removing an RP or Line Card
Cisco 12000 Series line cards support OIR, so they can be removed and installed
while the router remains powered up. RPs also support OIR, but are
hot-swappable only when the system is equipped with two RPs.
To remove an RP or line card from the RP and line card cage, see Figure 6-28 and
follow these steps:
Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive strap to your wrist and connect the leash to the chassis
or to another grounded, bare metal surface.
Step 2 Identify the line card to be replaced and write down the following information:
• The slot number and type of line card
• The network interface cable connection ports on the line card
Step 3 On cards with multiple ports, start with the left port on the card and disconnect
the interface cable connectors from each of the ports.
Step 4 After all the interface cables are disconnected, loosen the two captive screws on
the cable-management bracket and pull the bracket away from the card.
Step 5 Loosen the two ejector lever captive screws at each end of the line card faceplate.
Step 6 Simultaneously pivot the ejector levers away from each other to unseat the line
card from the backplane connector. Rotate each ejector lever outward away from
the faceplate. (See Figure 6-28.)
Caution Fully remove each line card from its slot. Do not allow a line card to rest partially
inserted into a slot, because that will damage the EMI shielding on the RP or line
card in the slot directly below.