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Assess your rack and lab configuration and the equipment you have available, and then choose the
appropriate replacement procedure from the following:
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If you have a spare rack-mount kit available and are able to install the new, empty chassis before
you shut down and remove the existing one, follow the installation instructions provided with the
rack-mount kit, Cisco 7513 and Cisco 7576 Rack-Mount Kit Installation Instructions
(Publication Number 78-2023-xx). After you install the new chassis in the rack and install the
cable-management brackets, proceed to the "Moving Processor Modules from the Old Chassis
to the New Chassis" section on page 18," to move the components. (After you complete the
replacement and check the installation, you will be directed to the following section, "Removing
the Existing Chassis from the Rack," to remove the empty chassis.)
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If you must remove the existing chassis before you can install the new one, proceed to the
following section, "Removing the Existing Chassis from the Rack."
Removing the Existing Chassis from the Rack
Before removing the existing chassis from the rack, you must shut down the system power and
disconnect the power cable and all interface cables. To help avoid problems when you install the new
chassis, label all interface cables with their slot/port address and mark the positions of the chassis
ears (with tape, chalk, or a marker) so that you can install the new chassis in the same position.
Two chassis ears hold the chassis in the rack (see Figure 5), but do not bear the weight of the chassis.
The ears are secured to the chassis sides and to the rack posts. The chassis is supported by the two
rack brackets.
Cisco 7513 and Cisco 7576 Chassis Replacement and Upgrade Instructions
Replacing a Rack-Mounted Chassis
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