Remove A Switch Card - Cisco 8600 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Remove a Switch Card

Note
To replace the SC, you must do the following:
1. Shut down the SC being replaced. Use the shutdown location location command in admin EXEC mode,
which gracefully shuts down the SC module. Shutdown the RP-SC domain of the SC being replaced with
the location of the RP.
Or, unscrew the captive screws and open ejector handles to trigger auto-shutdown of the card, and then
verify that the Status LED is in Off state.
2. Verify that the SC Status LED for the slot that you specified turns off. Also, you can verify that the card
is in powered off state by running the show platform command.
3. Remove the SC. For more information, see
4. Install the new SC. For more information, see
5. Reload the SC. To bring up the RP-SC domain to an operational state, reload the RP-SC domain by using
reload location location with the location of the RP.
6. Verify that the reloaded SC is again in the Operational state by using the show platform command.
To verify the mode of SC, if it is in standby or active mode, use the show platform domain command.
Caution
Remove a Switch Card
Before you begin
• You must wear an electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap or other ESD protective device while handling
• Prepare an antistatic surface or packing materials for each module that you remove from the chassis.
Caution
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The replacement procedure for the SC is only applicable to the standby SC card. Replacement of a standby
SC requires you to shutdown the router. When you shutdown the standby SC, the router automatically shuts
down the standby Route Processor (RP) card as both of them belong to the same operational domain. For
example, when you shutdown RP0, the router shuts down the corresponding SC0. When you shutdown RP1,
the router shuts down SC1. Similarly, when you reload RP1, the router reloads SC1. When you reload RP0,
the router reloads SC0.
A fully loaded SC (with fans) weighs 27 lbs (12.25 kg). An empty SC (no fans) weighs 21.8 lbs (9.89 kg).
modules.
Ensure to complete the SC replacement within 3 minutes as removing an SC also removes the fan modules.
We recommend that you remove or replace the SC and fan modules as a single unit to save the replacement
time.
Remove a Switch Card.
Install a Switch Card.
Replace Chassis Components