Replacing Xem2 Line Cards; Table 27: Hot-Swapping Guidelines For Xem2 Line Cards - Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x908 GEN2 Installation Manual

Chapter 8: Replacing Modules

Replacing XEM2 Line Cards

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This section contains the procedure for replacing XEM2 Ethernet line
cards in the SBx908 Gen2 Switch. Please review the guidelines in
Table 27 before performing the procedure:
Table 27. Hot-swapping Guidelines for XEM2 Line Cards
XEM2 Line Card
XEM2-8XSTm
XEM2-12XT
XEM2-12XS
XEM2-4QS
XEM2-1CQ
Description
No reset of the switch is required when
hot-swapping cards in the following
situations:
- Installing a card in an unused line card
slot that was not provisioned for any
card.
- Installing a card in a line card slot that
was provisioned for it or one of the other
cards.
- Replacing a card with the same model
(for example, replacing an XEM2-12XT
Card with another XEM2-12XT Card).
- Replacing a card with a different model
(for example, replacing an XEM2-12XS
Card with an XEM2-4QS Card).
Resetting the switch is required when
installing one of these cards in a line card
slot that was used by or provisioned for
the XEM2-1CQ Card.
No reset of the switch is required when
hot-swapping XEM2-1CQ Card in the
following situations:
- Replacing the XEM2-1CQ Card with
another XEM2-1CQ Card.
- Installing the XEM2-1CQ Card in a line
card slot that was provisioned for it with
the SWITCH BAY PROVISION
command. (The switch, however, must
be reset after the provisioning
command.)