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

Installing and Removing Line Cards

Removing a Line Card

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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 78 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.
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
card from slot M.
2. Remove the cables (twisted pair or fiber optic) from the ports on the
line card.
Software Implications of Replacing