Removing An Mx480 Fpc - Juniper MX480 Hardware Manual

Removing an MX480 FPC

When you remove an FPC, the router continues to function, although the PIC interfaces installed on the
FPC being removed no longer function.
An FPC takes up two DPC slots on the MX480 router. Up to three FPCs can be installed horizontally in
the front of the MX480 router. The FPCs are hot-insertable and hot-removable. An empty FPC3 weighs
14 lb (6.5 kg). A fully configured FPC can weigh up to 18 lb (8.2 kg). Be prepared to accept its full weight.
To remove an FPC (see Figure 121 on page
1. Have ready a replacement FPC or FPC blank panel and an antistatic mat for the FPC. Also have ready
rubber safety caps for each PIC using an optical interface on the FPC that you are removing.
2. Wrap and fasten one end of the ESD grounding strap around your bare wrist, and connect the other
end of the strap to the ESD point on the chassis.
3. Label the cables connected to each PIC on the FPC so that you can later reconnect the cables to the
correct PICs.
4. Use one of the following methods to take the FPC offline:
Press and hold the FPC online/offline button. The green OK LED next to the button begins to blink.
Hold the button down until the LED goes off. The LEDs and online/offline button for each FPC are
located directly above it on the craft interface.
Issue the following CLI command:
user@host>request chassis fpc slot slot-number offline
For more information about the command, see the
NOTE:
is installed.
5. Disconnect the cables from the PICs installed in the FPC.
6. Immediately cover each fiber-optic transceiver and the end of each fiber-optic cable with a rubber
safety cap.
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The slot number corresponds to the lowest numbered slot for which the FPC
CLI Explorer.
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