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Installing ERX Modules
This chapter describes how to physically install and remove ERX
modules. If the modules you want are already installed in the system, you
can skip this chapter and go to Chapter4, Cabling t he ERX System.
For information about managing installed modules, see ERX System
Basics Configuration Guide, Chapter 5, Managing Line Modules and
SRP Modules.

Overview

In the ERX-1400 series, modules mount vertically in a chassis with 14
slots, whereas in the ERX-700 series, modules mount horizontally in a
chassis with 7 slots. See Figure 3-1. For information about compatibility
between lines modules and SRP modules, see Table B -1 in Appendix B,
Module Specifications.
Topic Page
Overview 3-1
Protecting Modules and Slots 3-4
Safety Guidelines 3-6
Installing SRP I/O and SRP Modules 3-6
Installing Line Modules and Their I/O Modules 3-10
Removing a Module 3-13
Installing Components for Line Module Redundancy 3-14
The Next Step 3-17