Line Cards; Blank Panels; Installing The Rpms And Line Cards - Dell C7008 Installing

Table 5-1. RPM Front Panel and LED Descriptions (continued)
Section Label
Flash Slot
In Use LED
Master LED
Reset Button
SFM Active
Status LED

Line Cards

Line cards are hot-swappable. Any line card can be inserted into any line card slot. Line card slots are
labeled 0 to 7; these labels can be seen when the fan tray is installed. Do not force line cards into the RPM
slot.
Line card LEDs are described in the documentation specific to each line card. Refer to the installation
documentation that came with the card for to understand LED appearance and meaning.

Blank Panels

Blanks are required in empty slots to control airflow for adequate system cooling, personal safety, and
EMI containment during operation.
The blank panels do not have board components or connector pins. Align the blank with the guides and
gently slide toward the backplane.
NOTE: All chassis slots must be installed with operational modules or blanks. Always replace cards and blank
panels immediately.

Installing the RPMs and Line Cards

WARNING: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage can occur when components are mishandled. Always
wear an ESD-preventive wrist or foot-heel ground strap when handling RPMs or line cards. Place RPMs and
line cards on an antistatic surface when they are not installed.
NOTE: Unlock the levers before inserting the line card into to chassis. Fully engage the locking mechanism
once the card has been inserted; not doing so will cause damage to the card below when that card is inserted.
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Description
Use the compact flash card (external compact flash memory card) slot to store and retrieve
boot and system images.
Green: flash memory card is in the process of a read or write process. Do not remove the
flash card when the In Use LED is lit.
Unlit: not in use.
Indicates that this RPM is the Primary RPM.
Green: primary
Unlit: secondary/ fatal error/ booting
Use this recessed reset switch to reset the RPM by inserting a small object, such as a pen tip,
to depress the button.
Green: Switch Fabric is active
Unlit: Switch Fabric is inactive
Green: operational
Red: card problem state
Flashing green: booting/ diagnostics
Unlit: in standby mode or is off