Removing A Line Card - Allied Telesis AT-8400 Series Reference Manual

Removing a Line Card

You can remove a line card when the AT-8400 Chassis is powered on.
This section explains how to remove a line card from the AT-8400
chassis. It is a generic procedure that you can use to remove any of the
line cards, with the exception of the AT-8401 management card. To
illustrate the procedure, diagrams of the AT-8411 line card are used.
Before you use this procedure, see
Line Cards on page 69 for information about preserving your software
configuration when you remove and replace a line card.
Caution
Replace line cards one at a time to avoid system malfunction.
Note
Allied Telesyn recommends that you cover all fiber optic ports
immediately after you remove fiber optic cables. Make sure to
collect the port dust caps before you start the removal procedure
and have them available nearby.
For line card removal, perform the following procedure:
1. Select a line card to remove.
Use this procedure to remove a line card from slots 1 through 12.
Note
Do not use this procedure to remove the AT-8401 management
line card in Slot M. When removing the management line card, refer
to the Installing and Replacing the AT-8401 Management Card
page 45
2. Remove all cables (twisted pair or fiber optic) from the ports on the
line card.
3. Cover the open fiber optic ports with an appropriate dust cap for
each connector type.
4. Examine the LEDs on the AT-8401 management line card. See Figure
35.
If the WAIT/REMOVE LED is steady green, you safely can remove a
line card from the chassis.
AT-8400 Chassis Installation Guide
Software Implications of Replacing
on
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