Installing/Removing An Interface Card; Installing An Interface Card - HP 5500 EI Series Installation Manual

1. Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is well
grounded.
2. Unpack the RPS cable shipped with the RPS, identify the plug for connecting to the switch, correctly
orient the plug with the RPS receptacle on the switch chassis, and insert the plug into the receptacle
(see callout 1 in
The RPS receptacle is foolproof. If you cannot insert the plug into the receptacle, re-orient the plug
rather than use excessive force to push it in.
3. Tighten the screws on the plug with a flat-blade screwdriver to secure the plug in the RPS receptacle
(see callout 2 in
4. Connect the other end of the power cord to the RPS.
Figure 21 Connecting the RPS cable to the –52 to –55 VDC RPS receptacle of the switch

Installing/removing an interface card

This section applies to all 5500 EI and 5500 SI switches. For the interface cards available for the switches,
see "Interface
This section uses the LSPM2SP2P interface card as an example to describe the procedures of installing
and removing an interface card.
IMPORTANT:
To set up an HP 5500 EI or 5500 SI IRF fabric, you must install interface cards. To choose a correct slot for
an interface card, see

Installing an interface card

1. Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap and make sure it makes good skin contact and is well
grounded.
2. Loosen the mounting screws on the filler panel over the interface card slot with a Phillips
screwdriver and remove the filler panel.
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cards."
"Planning the cabling scheme."
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