Cisco Systems manual Cisco 7200 Series and the PA-T3 Port Adapter, Overview, C H A P T E R

C H A P T E R 5

Cisco 7200 Series and the

PA-T3 Port Adapter

This chapter provides information on the PA-T3 port adapter and its use in Cisco 7200 series routers. This chapter contains the following sections:

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Overview, page 5-1

Removing a Port Adapter, page 5-2

Installing a Port Adapter, page 5-3

Overview

The PA-T3 serial port adapter can be installed in any available port adapter slot in Cisco 7200 series routers (which consist of the two-slot Cisco 7202, four-slot Cisco 7204 and Cisco 7204VXR, and six-slot Cisco 7206 and Cisco 7206VXR). Figure 5-1 shows a one-port PA-T3 serial port adapter installed in port adapter slot 3 of a Cisco 7206.

Figure 5-1 Cisco 7206 with a PA-T3 Serial Port Adapter in Port Adapter Slot 3

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Depending on your circumstances, you might need to install a new port adapter in a Cisco 7200 series router or replace a failed port adapter in the field. In either case, no tools are necessary; all port adapters available for the Cisco 7200 series connect directly to the router midplane and are locked into position by a port adapter lever. When removing and replacing a port adapter, you need an antistatic mat onto which you can place a removed port adapter and an antistatic container into which you can place a failed port adapter for shipment back to the factory.

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