Pre-Configuring A Slot For A Line-Card Type; Replacing A Line Card - Dell C9000 Series Networking Configuration Manual

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Pre-configuring a Slot for a Line-Card Type

You can pre-configure an empty line-card slot with a logical line card by using the linecard slot-id

provision card-type command. After you create the logical line card, you can configure interfaces on

the line card as if it is present in the chassis. If the card fails, the system maintains the logical configuration for

The C9010 supports the following line cards and card types:

6-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ (card type: C9000LC0640)

24-Port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ (card type: C9000LC2410G)

24-Port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Base-T RJ-45 (card type: C9000LC2410T)

Dell(conf)# linecard 3 provision C9000LC2410G

Dell(conf)# end

Dell# show linecard 3

Linecard 3 --

Required Type

To replace a line card with a line card of the same type, you can remove the old card and insert a new card

without any additional configuration.

To replace a line card with a different card type, remove the card and then remove the existing line-card

configuration for the slot using the command no linecard slot-id provision.

Dell(conf)# no linecard 3 provision

If you do not remove the existing line-card configuration, the status of the newly installed line card displays as

mismatch card type.

Dell# show linecard 5

-- Linecard 5 --

Status : type mismatch - mismatch card type

Next Boot : online

Required Type : C9000LC2410G - 24-port TE/GE

C9000LC2410T

C9000LC2410G

C9000LC2410G

C9000-RPM-2.56T

C9000-RPM-2.56T

: not present

: C9000LC2410G - 24-port TE/GE

C9000LC2410T

C9000LC2410G

C9000-RPM-2.56T

High Availability (HA)