Chapter 3
Installing the Module
Installing and Removing a Flash PC Card
Step 1
Step 2
Caution
Step 3
Step 4
Verifying the Installation
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To install and remove a Flash PC card, follow these steps:
Face the front panel of the switch and hold the Flash PC card with the connector
end of the card toward the slot. The connector end of the card is opposite the end
with the write-protection switch, which is shown in
Insert the card into the slot until the card completely seats in the connector at the
back of the slot and the eject button pops out toward you. Note that the card does
not insert all the way inside the slot; a portion of the card remains outside the slot.
Do not attempt to force the card past this point or you could damage the connector
pins.
To eject a card, press the ejector button until the card is free of the connector at
the back of the slot.
Remove the card from the slot and place it in an antistatic bag.
For information on installing and removing a CompactFlash card or MicroDrive
on a Supervisor Engine 720, refer to the Supervisor Engine 720 Compact Flash
and MicroDrive Installation Note.
This section describes how to verify the installation of a supervisor engine or
switching module.
To verify the installation of a Catalyst 6500 series switch running Cisco IOS
software, refer to the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch IOS Software Configuration
Guide.
This section contains the following topics:
Verifying Newly Installed Modules, page 3-20
•
Checking Connectivity, page 3-22
•
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module Installation Guide
Verifying the Installation
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