Cisco NCS 5500 Series Hardware Installation Manual page 104

Replace a Route Processor Card
Step 1
Open the packaging for the new route processor card, inspect the card for damage, and verify that the card is the same
type as the other route processor card installed in the chassis.
If the card is damaged, alert the Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
Step 2 If you are installing the card in an empty slot, remove the blank card that is already in that slot by unscrewing its captive
screw and pulling it out of the slot. Go to Step 4.
Step 3 If you are replacing a card that is currently in the chassis, remove the existing card from the chassis by following these
steps:
a) Disconnect the following cables from the card:
• Console cable
• Ethernet Management cable
b) If there are any external drives attached to the card through its USB ports, detach those drives.
c) Run the hw-module location <loc> shutdown command in admin EXEC mode, which gracefully shuts down route
processor module to prevent any of the file systems from being corrupted.
d) Verify that the route processor LED for the slot that you specified turns off. Also, you can verify that the card is in
powered off state running the show platform command to verify the status of the card to be POWERED_OFF.
e) Slide the middle section of the ejector handle toward the end of the handle and rotate the handle away from the front
of the card (see Callouts 1 and 2 in the following figure).
The card unseats its connectors from the midplane and moves slightly out of the chassis.
Figure 54: Remove Route Processor card from Chassis
1 Slide the middle handle toward the end of the ejector
lever.
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2 Rotate the ejector lever away from the card.
Replace Chassis Components