Cisco Systems (VIP6-80) manual Installing a VIP6-80, Connecting Cables to the Port Adapter

Connecting Cables to the Port Adapter

Refer to the Installation and Configuration Guide that shipped with your specific port adapter for cabling instructions.

Installing a VIP6-80

This section describes the procedure for installing a VIP6-80, or for inserting an interface filler.

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To ensure compliance with EMI approvals by providing a tight EMI seal for the Cisco 7500 and the Cisco 7000 series routers, install interface processors first in the interface processor slots closest to the RSP slots, and then work out to the interface processor slots furthest from the RSP slots. Refer to the “Product Description” section on page 3 for more information on the interface processor slots on your router.

If you removed a VIP6-80 and do not intend to replace it with another VIP in its slot, follow this procedure to insert an interface processor filler in the empty slot.

Figure 3 shows the functional details of inserting the VIP6-80 and using the ejector levers. Figure 2 shows proper handling of the VIP6-80 during installation.

Remove or insert only one VIP6-80 at a time. Disrupting the sequence before the system has completed verification can cause the system to detect spurious hardware failures.

Use the following procedure to install a new VIP6-80:

Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap between you and an unpainted chassis surface, if you have not already done so.

Ensure that a console terminal is connected to the console port (on the RSP or RSP7000) and that your console is turned on, or that you have a reliable Telnet connection to the system.

Hold the VIP6-80 handle with one hand and place your other hand under the carrier to support the VIP6-80 and guide it into the slot. (See Figure 2.) Avoid touching the card or any connector pins.

To prevent ESD damage, handle interface processors by the handles and carrier edges only, similar to that shown for port adapters in Figure 4.

Place the back of the VIP6-80 in the slot and align the notch on the carrier with the groove in the slot. (See Figure 3.)

While keeping the VIP6-80 parallel to the backplane, carefully slide it into the slot until the back of the faceplate makes contact with the ejector levers, and then stop. (See Figure 3b.)

Use the ejector levers when installing or removing interface processors. An interface processor that is partially seated in the backplane might cause the system to hang and subsequently crash, and shoving or slamming the interface processor into the slot can damage the backplane pins and board.

Versatile Interface Processor (VIP6-80) Installation and Configuration Guide

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