Vanguard Managed Solutions 7300 Series installation manual General Card Replacement Guidelines

General Card Replacement Guidelines

General Card Replacement Guidelines

Introduction	This section describes guidelines for installing and replacing hardware components
	and cards into the Vanguard 7300 enclosure.
		Note
		These card installation guidelines apply to all Vanguard 7300 Series routers.

Hot-SwappingAll hardware, with the exception of the CPU card, supports insertion and removal Cards and Modules with the power on.

Note

Vanguard 7300 software does not support hot-swapping. Although you can insert or remove an interface card with the power on, a system reset always is required, which impacts data.

Hot-swap cards and modules are clearly identified in this chapter.

Warning

Only qualified Service personnel should perform the following procedure. Use of this procedure by unqualified personnel could result in personal injury or equipment damage, and could jeopardize your warranty and maintenance agreement.

Warning

La procédure suivante doit être effectuée uniquement par un personnel qualifié. Le recours à un personnel non qualifié pour cette intervention risque d’entraîner des dommages corporels et matériels ainsi que l’invalidité du contrat de garantie et de maintenance.

Warning

Die folgende Handlung darf nur von dazu berechtigten Kundendienstmitarbeitern vorgenommen werden. Das Vornehmen dieser Handlung durch nichtberechtigte Personen kann zu Verletzungen oder Geräteschäden führen und die Garantie- oder Wartungsbestimmungen außer Kraft setzen.

Vanguard 7300 Caution is required in the removal and insertion of any Compact PCI card or

Card-Handlingtransition module. Chassis slot card guides are designed to permit card removal and

Considerations insertion of components without damage to components or pin connectors, as shown in Figure 5-1.However, careful handling is required to ensure proper seating of card and modules and to prevent bent pins.

General card replacement procedures are described in the following sub-section. For card-specific removal and replacement procedures, refer to the specific card description in the following sections of this chapter.

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