Cisco 12000 - Series Chassis Modular Expansion Base Hardware Installation Manual page 106

Removing and Installing a SIP
Caution When you install a SIP, always use the ejector levers to ensure that the card is correctly aligned with the
backplane connector, the card connector pins make contact with the backplane in the correct order, and
the card is fully seated in the backplane. A card that is only partially seated in the backplane can cause
the router to hang and subsequently crash.
Simultaneously pivot both ejector levers toward each other until they are perpendicular to the SIP
Step 5
faceplate. This action firmly seats the card in the backplane.
Use a 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver to tighten the captive installation screw on each end of the SIP
Step 6
faceplate to ensure proper EMI shielding and to prevent the SIP from becoming partially dislodged from
the backplane.
To ensure adequate space for additional SIPs, always tighten the captive installation screws on each
Caution
newly installed SIP before you insert any additional SIPs. These screws also prevent accidental removal
and provide proper grounding and EMI shielding for the router.
Install the SPAs. Refer to
Step 7
Step 8 Install the SFP modules in the SPAs that use them. Refer to
Shared Port
Step 9 Install the interface cables.
Cisco 12000 Series Router SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide
4-6
Chapter 5, "Installing and Removing a Shared Port
Adapter".
Chapter 4 Installing and Removing a SPA Interface Processor
Chapter 5, "Installing and Removing a
Release 12.0(32)SY1, OL-8831-01, Rev. G6, July 19, 2007
Adapter".