Chapter 4 Installing and Removing SFCs, RPs, MSCs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
How to Install or Remove a Route Processor Card
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and part to perform this task:
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•Large Phillips screwdriver
•Route processor card (Cisco product number:
Steps
To install a route processor card, follow these steps:
Step 1 Go to the front of the chassis. Attach the
Step 2 Remove the route processor card from its antistatic packaging.
Step 3 Use a medium Phillips screwdriver to remove the route processor card from its protective carrier. Step 4 Visually inspect the connector pins on the card before you insert it into the chassis.
Note Do not attempt to install a card with bent pins, because this may damage the chassis midplane connectors.
Step 5 Identify the card slot in the card cage where the route processor card should be installed.
a.If there is an impedance carrier in the slot, remove it (see the “Removing an Impedance Carrier” section on page
b.If there is an RP card already installed in the slot, remove any cables connected to the front panel of an existing card in the slot, then remove the card (see the “Removing an RP Card” section on page
Step 6 Grasp the face plate of the card with one hand and place your other hand under the card to support and guide it into the correct slot.
Step 7 Orient the route processor card so that the status display is on top, then position the card for insertion into the card cage slot. Avoid touching the card circuitry or any connectors.
Note There are alignment grooves on each slot in the card cage. When you install a card in the card cage, make sure that you align both the top and bottom edges of the card carrier in the slot grooves.
Step 8 Grasp both card ejector levers simultaneously, then push them both outward until they are fully extended in the open position.
Step 9 Carefully slide the route processor card into the slot until the ejector levers meet the edges of the card cage, then stop when the ejector lever hooks catch the lip of the card cage. If they do not catch, try reinserting the route processor card until the ejector lever hooks are fully latched.
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