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Fourth Generation Versatile Interface Processor (VIP4) Installation and Configuration Guide
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VIP4 Installation Procedures
If your router does not have the HSA or HA feature enabled, perform only Step 4 through Step 7 in the
following procedure. If the router has the HSA or HA feature enabled with an RSP2 configured as the
system standby, we recommend that you perform all the steps in the following procedure:
Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap between you and an unpainted chassis surface.
Step 2 Remove the standby RSP2.
Step 3 Wait 20 to 30 seconds. This time will vary depending on the number of interfaces installed in your
system.
Step 4 Disconnect all cables from the VIP4 port adapter interface ports.
Step 5 Use a screwdriver to loosen the captive installation screws at both ends of the board. (See a in
Figure 2.)
Caution Always use the ejector levers to remove a VIP4 or interface processor. Failure to do so can cause
erroneous system error messages indicating a board failure.
Step 6 Place your thumbs on the ejector levers and simultaneously pull both of the ejector levers outward (in
the direction shown in a of Figure2) to release the board from the backplane connector.
•Use the board’shandle to carefully pull it straight out of the slot, keeping your other hand under the
carrier to guide it. (See c in Figure3.) Keep the board parallel to the backplane.
•If you removed a VIP4 or interface processor and the interface processor slot is to remain empty,
install an interface processor filler (Product Number MAS7K-BLANK=) to keep dust out of the
router, maintain proper airflow inside the router, and ensure compliance with EMI approvals by
providing a tight EMI-preventive seal.Do not leave the interface processor slot open.
Step 7 Place the removed board on an antistatic mat or foam pad, or place it in an antistatic container if you
plan to return it to the factory.
Note If you do not have a Cisco 7507 or Cisco 7513 with the HSA or HA features enabled and an
RSP2 configuredas the system standby, immediately proceed to the section “Installing a VIP4”;
otherwise, proceed to Step 8.
Step 8 Wait 20 to 30 seconds. This time will vary depending on the number of interfaces installed in your
system.
Step 9 Reinsert the standby RSP2.
This completes the procedure for removing a VIP4 or interface processor from your Cisco 7000 series
or Cisco 7500 series router. Proceed to the section “Installing a VIP4.”
Installing a VIP4
This section describes the procedure for installing a VIP4. The VIP4 slides into an open interface
processor slot and connects directly to the backplane. The interface processors are keyed to guide pins
on the backplane, so the VIP4 can be installed only in an interface processor slot. Please read the
“Guidelines for VIP4 Removal and Installation” section on page 15, if you have not already done so,
before proceeding.