Prerequisites; Required Tools And Equipment; Steps - Cisco SRS Series Installation Manual

Installing and Removing Line Cards, PLIMs, and Associated Components

Prerequisites

Before performing this task, open the front (PLIM) side cosmetic doors (if installed).

Required Tools and Equipment

• ESD-preventive wrist strap
• Large Phillips screwdriver
• Switch fabric card:
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Steps

To install a switch fabric card, follow these steps:
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• FQ123—Cisco product number: CRS-16-FC/S=
• FQ123-140G—Cisco product number: CRS-16-FC140/S=
• FQ123-200G—Cisco product number: CRS-16-FC400/S
Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash to one of the ESD connection
sockets on the front (PLIM) side of the chassis or a bare metal surface on the chassis.
Remove the switch fabric card from its antistatic packaging.
Grasp the card carrier handle with one hand and place your other hand under the carrier to support and
guide it into the correct slot (see the following figure).
Position the card for insertion into the card cage slot. Avoid touching the card circuitry or any connectors.
Orient the switch fabric card so that the PCB faces left and the carrier is to the right; if the card does
not slide easily into the slot, the orientation may be wrong and the misorientation rejection flange is
stopping the card from going into the slot. Reorient the switch fabric card, if necessary.
Carefully slide the switch fabric card into the slot until the ejector levers meet the edges of the card
cage, then stop when the ejector lever hooks catch the lip of the card cage. If they do not catch, try
reinserting the switch fabric card until the ejector lever hooks are fully latched.
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.
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.
To seat the card in the midplane 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.
Use the screwdriver to turn the two captive screws on the front panel of the card clockwise to seat the
card firmly in the slot.
Cisco CRS Routers 16-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
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