Figure 58: Location Of The Esd Point On An Ex8200 Switch Chassis - Juniper EX8208 Complete Hardware Manual

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Ensure that you have taken the necessary precautions to prevent Electrostatic discharge
(ESD) damage (see "Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge Damage on EX Series
Switches" on page 298).
If there are any transceivers installed in the line card, remove them before you install
the line card. For instructions on removing transceivers, see "Removing a Transceiver
from an EX Series Switch" on page 220.
Ensure that you know how to handle and store the line card (see "Handling and Storing
Line Cards in EX8200 Switches" on page 227).
Ensure the switch has sufficient power to power the line card while maintaining its N+1
or N+N power configuration:
To determine the power requirements of the line card, see "Power Requirements for
EX8208 Switch Components" on page 105 or Power Requirements for EX8216 Switch
Components.
To determine whether the switch has enough power available for the line card, use
the
show chassis power-budget-statistics
OS Release 10.2 or later. If your switch is running Junos OS Release 10.1 or earlier, see
"Calculating Power Requirements for an EX8208 Switch" on page 108 or Calculating
Power Requirements for an EX8216 Switch to calculate the available power.
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available to install a line card in the
switch:
ESD grounding strap
Phillips (+) screwdriver, number 2
To install a line card in the switch:
Attach the ESD grounding strap to your bare wrist and connect the strap to the ESD
1.
point on the switch chassis (see Figure 58 on page 155). The ESD point is at the same
location on EX8208 and EX8216 switches.

Figure 58: Location of the ESD Point on an EX8200 Switch Chassis

If the line card slot has a cover panel on it, use the screwdriver to remove the captive
2.
screws on each side of the cover panel. Save the cover panel and the screws for later
use.
CAUTION: Do not lift the line card by holding the ejector levers on the
faceplate or the edge connectors. The levers cannot support the weight
Chapter 9: Installing Switch Components
command if your switch is running Junos
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