FIGURE 20
Replacing a blade
For this procedure, refer to
Complete this procedure to replace a blade.
ATTENTION
Follow electrostatic discharge (ESD) precautions while replacing any blade.
1. Orient the blade so that the ports are at the front of the chassis and the flat side of the blade is
2. Perform the appropriate following action based on the type of blade:
3. Perform the appropriate following action based on the type of blade:
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Port, application, and encryption blade removal and replacement
Removal and replacement of the port, application, and encryption blades (FC16-48
port blade shown)
Figure
on the bottom.
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For FC8-64, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC16-32, FC16-48 port blades, FX8-24 application blade,
and FS8-18 encryption blade: Open the ejectors by rotating them toward the center of the
blade face, align the flat side of the blade inside the left and right rail guides in the slot,
and slide the blade into the slot until it is firmly seated.
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For FC8-64, FC8-32E, FC8-48E, FC16-32, FC16-48 port blades, FX8-24 application blade,
and FS8-18 encryption blade: Close the ejectors by rotating them away from the center of
the blade. The levering action of the ejectors seats the blade in the slot.
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