Replacing And Upgrading Route Processor Route Memory; Required Tools And Equipment - Cisco 12000 Series Replacement Instructions Manual

Required Tools and Equipment

You will need the following tools and parts to install or replace memory on the Cisco 12000 Series
Router GRP, PRP, or line cards:
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Replacing and Upgrading Route Processor Route Memory

This section describes how to replace or upgrade the route memory DRAM DIMMs on the GRP and the
SDRAM DIMMs on the PRP. Unless otherwise stated, throughout the remainder of this publication the
GRP and the PRP are called an RP.
If the router is equipped with a single RP, you must power down the router before removing the RP to
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replace or upgrade processor memory DIMMs on the RP. If the router is equipped with an optional,
redundant RP, you can remove one of the RPs while the router is running without affecting router
operation. Redundant RPs should both have the same memory size.
This section contains the following procedures:
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If you are upgrading memory by adding a matching DIMM to an existing single-DIMM configuration,
use the procedure in the
If you are replacing a defective DIMM or performing a memory upgrade that requires the existing
DIMMs to be removed, you must first remove the existing DIMMs. In that case, use the procedure in the
"Removing Route Memory DIMMs from an RP" section on page
from the RP, proceed to the
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Flat-blade or Number 2 Phillips screwdriver.
Some early models of the GRP and line cards are equipped with slotted-head captive screws that
fasten the card in the card cage. Later models of the GRP, PRP, and line cards are equipped with
combination-head captive screws, which can take either a flat-bladed screwdriver or a Phillips
screwdriver.
Your own ESD-prevention equipment or the disposable grounding wrist strap included with all
upgrade kits, field-replaceable units (FRUs), and spares for the Cisco 12000 Series Routers.
Antistatic mat or surface.
The DIMM modules for configuring the GRP, PRP, or line card memory (for the GRP, see
for the PRP see Table 2; for line cards, see
Removing Route Memory DIMMs from an RP
Installing Route Memory DIMMs on an RP
Checking the Installation of RP Memory
"Installing Route Memory DIMMs on an RP" section on page
"Installing Route Memory DIMMs on an RP" section on page
Replacing and Upgrading Route Processor Route Memory
Table 4 and Table 6).
20. After you have removed the DIMM
Cisco 12000 Series Router Memory Replacement Instructions
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