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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Releases 2 - 5.2, Part Number OL-4545-01, Rev. H0, May 2006
Chapter5 Installing the Cisco MGX Switch or Gateway
Installing the MGX 8950 Switch
Step1 Place the edge of the back card in the alignment slot of the APS connector (see Table 1- 6 for part
numbers). Use the guide tabs on the APS connector to align the holes on the b ack card with the pins on
the APS connector. (SeeFigure 5-42.)
Figure5-42 Connecting the Back Card to the MGX-APS-CON-8950 Connector
Step2 Carefully install the back card in the APS connector by pushing firmly, with a straight motion, until the
back card is securely connected
Caution A rocking motion during connector mating can bend or damage the APS connector pins.
Step3 Repeat Step1 and Step 2 to install a second back card in the APS connector. Figure5-43 shows two back
cards installed in the APS connector.
Top view
Card extractors
shown in
"in" position
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APS
connector
Back card
Alignment
slot
Guide tabs
Guide tabs
Guide tabs