Guidelines For Installing And Removing A Card - Cisco NCS 4000 Series Hardware Installation

Guidelines for Installing and Removing a Card

• Handle a card by its ejector levers, when applicable, or its metal carrier only; avoid touching the board
• Place a removed card board-side-up on an antistatic surface or in a static-shielding bag. If you plan to
• Avoid contact between a card and clothing. The wrist strap protects the board from only ESD voltage
• Be careful not to lay any tools on the aluminum honeycomb panel, or insert your fingers into the panel.
Guidelines for Installing and Removing a Card
• Online (in-service) insertion and removal (OIR) is supported, enabling you to remove and install cards
Note OIR removes power to a specific slot before the card is replaced. The power remains on for all other card
slots.
• The different cards in the Cisco NCS 4009 chassis are all attached to the chassis itself using a pair of
• When you remove a card, press the OIR buttons before using the ejector levers to ensure that the connector
• The correct card orientation is shown by the eject symbol on the OIR buttons. The symbol must be
• Every FC, LC, and RP card has a key mounted on the board that matches a corresponding slot on the
RP card faceplates are labeled with the square symbol. Card slots on the chassis for RP cards are also
Note
labeled with the square symbol. FC faceplates are labeled with the plus symbol. Card slots on the chassis
for FCs are also labeled with the plus symbol.
• The chassis is shipped with all card slots containing filler cards to help maintain chassis stiffness and
• Any unused card slots that are uncovered would allow air used for chassis cooling to escape. Therefore,
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or connector pins (see the Guidelines for Installing and Removing a Card, on page
return the component to the factory, immediately place it in a static-shielding bag.
on the body; ESD voltage on clothing can still cause damage.
while the chassis is operating. OIR is seamless to users on the network, maintains all routing information,
and ensures session preservation. You do not need to notify the software or reset the power. You have
the option of using the Cisco IOS XR shutdown command before removing a card.
ejector levers and captive screws. The two ejector levers release the card from its backplane connector.
The exact locations of the ejector levers and captive screws can vary slightly from card to card, but they
are generally in the same locations: on the upper and bottom ends of the faceplate.
pins disconnect from the backplane in the sequence expected by the chassis.
oriented upward for cards in the top row, and downward for cards in the bottom row.
chassis side (top of each card slot). This key-slot mechanism prevents a card from being inserted into
the wrong, non-matching card slot. It also prevents a card from being inserted upside down. When a
card is inserted into the wrong card slot or upside down, the key will get blocked against the chassis
card guide and not slide though the slot. When the key gets blocked, remove the card and find the correct
card slot.
prevent any damage to the chassis during shipment.
to ensure proper air flow and maintain system EMC and safety compliance, any unused LC slots must
contain filler cards, and all FC and RP cards must remain installed in their card slots.
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