Cisco Systems PA-T3 manual Installing a Port Adapter

Installing a Port Adapter

Figure 4-3 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 Catalyst RSM/VIP2.

Installing a Port Adapter

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

Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap between you and an unfinished chassis surface.

Note If you want to install a new port adapter on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2 with a single port adapter, you must first remove the blank port adapter from the port adapter slot in which you want to install the new port adapter.

Step 2 For a new port adapter installation or a port adapter replacement, disconnect any interface cables from the ports on the front of the port adapter, although this is not required. You can remove the Catalyst RSM/VIP2 with cables attached; however, we do not recommend it.

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 4-4.

4-4PA-T3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration