Cisco Carrier Routing System CRS-1 Installation Manual page 115

Chapter 4 Installing and Removing SFCs, RPs, MSCs, FPs, LSPs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
Prerequisites
Before performing this task, remove the impedance carrier.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and part to perform this task:
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Steps
To install a physical layer interface module (PLIM), follow these steps:
Go to the front of the chassis. Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash
Step 1
to one of the ESD connection sockets on the front side of the chassis or a bare metal surface on the
chassis.
Step 2 Remove the PLIM from its antistatic packaging.
Use the Phillips screwdriver to remove the PLIM from its protective carrier.
Step 3
Visually inspect the connector pins on the card before you insert it into the chassis.
Step 4
Note
Identify the card slot in the card cage where the PLIM should be installed.
Step 5
a.
Note
b.
c.
Grasp the face plate of the card with one hand and place your other hand under the card to support and
Step 6
guide it into the correct slot (see
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ESD-preventive wrist strap
Medium Phillips screwdriver
PLIM
Do not attempt to install a card with bent pins, because this may damage the chassis midplane
connectors.
If there is an impedance carrier in the slot, remove it (see the
section on page 4-10.)
Remove only one impedance carrier and install one PLIM at a time. Be sure to verify that each
PLIM is fully installed and secured before installing another PLIM.
If there is a PLIM already installed in the slot, remove any cables connected to the front panel of an
existing card in the slot, then remove the card (see the
If you need to remove a Cisco CRS SIP-800, refer to the "Removing a SIP" section in the "Installing
and Removing a SIP" chapter of the Cisco CRS SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide on
www.cisco.com.
Cisco CRS Carrier Routing System 4-Slot Line Card Chassis Installation Guide
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module
"Removing a PLIM" section on page
Figure 4-29).
"Removing an Impedance Carrier"
4-48).
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