Chapter 6 Installing And Removing A Spa; Spa Installation And Removal; Installing A Spa In A Sip; Removing A Spa From A Sip - Cisco ASR 1000 Series Hardware Installation Manual

SPA Installation and Removal

Figure 6-1
SPA Installation and Removal
This section provides step-by-step instructions for installing and removing a SPA in a SIP.
When performing the following procedures, wear a grounding wrist strap to avoid ESD damage to the
Caution
SPA. Some platforms have an ESD connector for attaching the wrist strap. Do not directly touch the
midplane or backplane with your hand or any metal tool.
See

Installing a SPA in a SIP

To install a SPA in a SIP, do the following:
Step 1 To insert the SPA in the SIP, locate the guide rails inside the SIP that hold the SPA in place. They are at
the top left and top right of the SPA slot and are recessed about an inch.
Carefully slide the SPA all the way in the SIP until the SPA is firmly seated in the SPA interface
Step 2
connector. When fully seated, the SPA might be slightly behind the SIP faceplate.
After the SPA is properly seated, fasten the SPA in place with the captive installation screws on either
Step 3
side of the SPA.

Removing a SPA from a SIP

Before you remove a SPA from the SIP, read this important information about SPA cable clips that will
help to make removing the SPA easier. The SPA accessory kit is shipped with three different versions of
cable clips, as shown in
Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide
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Handling a SPA
Metal carrier
Printed circuit board
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage, page 4-8
Figure 6-3.
Chapter 6 Installing and Removing a SPA
for information about ESD.
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