Guidelines And Warnings For Card Installation And Removal - Cisco ASR 14000 Series Installation Manual

Information About Installing and Removing Cards and Associated Components

Guidelines and Warnings for Card Installation and Removal

This section contains the guidelines for card installation and removal.
Removing more than one card at a time can misalign the chassis and may damage the card or chassis
Caution
when reinserting the cards. Remove and reinsert only one card at a time.
Online insertion and removal (OIR) is supported, enabling you to remove and install cards while the
router is operating. OIR is seamless to users on the network, maintains all routing information, and
ensures session preservation. Notifying the software or resetting the power is not required. However, you
have the option of using the shutdown command before removing a card.
The different cards and PLIMs in the line card chassis are all attached to the chassis itself using a pair
of ejector levers and captive screws. The two ejector levers release the card or PLIM from its midplane
connector. The exact location of the ejector levers and captive screws varies slightly from card to card,
but are in general in the same location: on the upper and bottom of the faceplate of the card.
shows the location of the ejector levers and captive screws on an MSC.
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Ejector Levers and Captive Screws
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Captive screw
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