Installing A Filler Panel; Removing A Module - Avaya 8800 Installation Manual

Installing a filler panel

If you plan to remove a module from the chassis without immediately replacing it, you must
install a filler panel in the slot. To maintain proper airflow and cooling, always cover unused
module slots and power supply bays with filler panels.
On an 8003-R, 8006, or 8010 chassis, the filler panel covers an empty module slot. On the
8010co chassis, the filler panel resembles a module and is installed in the empty module
slot.
Installing a filler panel takes approximately one minute.
Procedure steps
1. Locate the slot where you want to install the filler panel.
2. Insert the filler panel into the slot (8010co chassis), or place the filler panel over the
3. Use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten the two screws.

Removing a module

Remove a module to install another module or a filler panel. Removing a module takes three
to five minutes.
Prerequisites
• Before you remove an 8692SF/CPU or 8895SF/CPU module, back up your configuration.
If the chassis includes only one SF/CPU module and you remove it, the switch does not
operate.
• Ensure that traffic is not traversing the module. Disable the module before you remove it.
For further instructions, see Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 8800/8600 Configuration —
Ethernet Modules, NN46205-503.
Installation — Modules
Do not operate a chassis without either a filler panel or a module installed in a
slot.
slot (8003-R, 8006, or 8010 chassis).
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