Cisco Systems OL-6256-17 manual Required Tools and Equipment

Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Line Cards, PLIMs, and Associated Components

How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module

Required Tools and Equipment

You need the following tools to perform this task:

•ESD-preventive wrist strap

•Medium Phillips screwdriver

Steps

To remove a PLIM, follow these steps:

Step 1 Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to an ESD connection socket on the front (PLIM) side or a bare metal surface on the chassis.

Step 2 Identify the card to be replaced.

Step 3 Loosen the two captive screws holding the card in place.

Step 4 Grasp the two card ejector levers and simultaneously pivot both ejector levers 90 degrees (70 degrees for a newer PLIM) away from the front edge of the card carrier to unseat the card from the backplane connector.

Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System 8-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide

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