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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
Chapter1 Product Overviews
Cisco MGX 8950 Switch
Extender Card
The extender card was introduced in Release 5. It supports AXSM-XG cards only. The AXSM-XG card
has a cutout on the rear edge to accommodate mounting the extender c ard. This card is required because
the MGX 8950 uses VHDM connectors. See Figure1-23 for details on the extender card.
Figure 1-23 Extender Card, Used in MGX 8950 for AXSM-XG Cards
Exploded view of
Extender Card
Do not
Remove
these
screws
Note the
orientation of
the bracket
View may vary depending on
type of the AXSM card