Hardware Installation Guide For Cisco Ncs 4000 Series - Cisco NCS 4000 Series Hardware Installation

Installing Route Processor Cards, Fabric Cards, and Line Cards
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Procedure
Step 1
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to one of the two ESD jacks located
on the front or rear side of the chassis. You can also connect the ESD-preventive wrist strap leash to any bare
metal surface on the chassis.
Step 2
Remove the card from its antistatic packaging.
Step 3 Place one hand under the card to support and guide it into the correct slot. Slide the card halfway into the slot.
Avoid touching the card circuitry or any connectors.
Note
Step 4 Orient the RP:
• If you are inserting the RP into the upper card cage, the arrows on the OIR buttons should be facing up.
• If you are inserting the RP into the lower card cage, the arrows on the OIR buttons should be facing
down.
See Figure 31: RP Card Front Panel , on page 60
card does not slide easily into the slot, the orientation may be wrong or the slot is not for an RP. Reorient the
RP, if necessary.
Step 5 Carefully slide the RP into the slot until the ejector levers meet the edges of the card cage, and then stop when
the ejector lever hooks catch the card cage. If they do not catch, try reinserting the RP until the ejector lever
hooks are fully latched.
Step 6 Press the OIR buttons to release the ejectors.
Step 7
Pivot both card ejector levers so that the openings on the card ejector cams at the top and bottom of the card
pass over the tabs on each side of the card cage slot.
Caution
Step 8 Continue sliding the card into the card cage slot until the openings on the card ejector cams engage the tabs
on each side of the card cage slot.
Note
Step 9 To seat the card in the backplane connector, grasp both card ejector levers and pivot them inward toward the
handle in the card carrier until they are flush against the front edge of the card carrier.
Step 10 Using the number-2 Phillips screwdriver or number-2 common (flat-head) screwdriver, turn the two captive
screws on the front panel of the card clockwise to seat the card firmly in the slot. Tighten the captive screws
using 10.60 pound/force (lbf) inch (1.20 Nm torque).
Ejector levers
Alignment grooves exist on each slot in the card cage. When you install a card in the card cage, make
sure that you align both edges of the card carrier in the slot grooves.
Verify that the openings on the card ejector cams pass over the tabs; otherwise, one or both ejector
levers might bind when you attempt to close the ejector levers, thereby damaging or breaking one
or both ejector levers.
RP cards have guide pins that make initial contact with the backplane connector as you slide the card
into its slot. After the guide pins make contact, continue pushing on the card carrier until the card
ejector levers begin pivoting forward toward the handle in the card carrier.
4 OIR buttons
for an example of the arrows on the OIR buttons. If the

Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco NCS 4000 Series

Installing an RP Card
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