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Installing or Replacing a Port Adapter on a VIP2
Depending on the circumstances, you might need to install a new port adapter on a VIP2
motherboard or replace a failed port adapter in the field. In either case, you need a number 1 Phillips
screwdriver, an antistatic mat onto which you can place the removed interface processor, and an
antistatic container into which you can place a failed port adapter for shipment back to the factory.
Caution
attempt to install other port adapters on the VIP2 motherboard while the system is operating. To
install or replace port adapters, first remove the VIP2 from its interface processor slot.
Note
The following procedures should be performed by a Cisco-certified service provider only. While the
VIP2 supports online insertion and removal (OIR), individual port adapters do not. To replace port
adapters, you must first remove the VIP2 from the chassis, then install or replace port adapters as
required. If a blank port adapter is installed on the VIP2 in which you want to install a new port
adapter, you must first remove the VIP2 from the chassis, then remove the blank port adapter.
When only one port adapter is installed on a VIP2, a blank port adapter must fill the empty slot to
allow the VIP2 and router chassis to conform to electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions
requirements, and so that air flows through the chassis properly. If you plan to install a new port
adapter, you must first remove the blank port adapter.
Following is the standard procedure for removing and replacing any type of port adapter on the
VIP2:
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
To prevent system problems, do not remove port adapters from the VIP2 motherboard, or
Each port adapter circuit board is mounted to a metal carrier and is sensitive to ESD damage.
Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap between you and an unfinished chassis surface.
For a new port adapter installation or a port adapter replacement, disconnect any interface
cables from the ports on the front of the port adapter, although this is not required. You can
remove VIP2s with cables attached; however, we do not recommend it.
To remove the VIP2 from the chassis, follow the steps in the section "Removing a VIP2"
in the configuration note Second-Generation Versatile Interface Processor (VIP2)
Installation and Configuration (Document Number 78-2658-xx), which shipped with your
VIP2.
Place the removed VIP2 on an antistatic mat.
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