Cisco Systems PA-T3 Installing a Port Adapter, 5 Aligning a Port Adapter in a Port Adapter Slot

Installing a Port Adapter

Figure 3-4 Pulling a Port Adapter Out of a Slot—Partial Port Adapter View

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Step 7 If you removed a port adapter, place it in an antistatic container for safe storage or shipment back to the factory. If you removed a blank port adapter, no special handling is required; however, store the blank port adapter for potential future use.

This completes the procedure for removing a new port adapter on a VIP2.

Installing a Port Adapter

Following is the standard procedure for installing a port adapter on the VIP2.

Step 1 Remove the new port adapter from its antistatic container and position it at the opening of the slot.

Step 2 Carefully align the port adapter carrier between the upper and the lower edges of the port adapter slot, as shown in Figure 3-5.

Figure 3-5 Aligning a Port Adapter in a Port Adapter Slot

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Carrier

Upper edge

Lower edge

VIP2 and the PA-T3 Port Adapter 3-5