Replacing a Port Adapter or Service Adapter
Figure 6-1
Grasp the handle on the port or service adapter and carefully pull the adapter from the midplane, about
Step 3
half way out of its slot. If you are removing a blank adapter or a service adapter, pull the blank or service
adapter all the way out of the chassis slot and continue from Step 6.
Note
Step 4
With the port adapter half way out of the slot, disconnect all cables from the port adapter. (This step does
not apply to service adapters.)
Step 5
After disconnecting the cables, pull the port adapter from its chassis slot.
Always handle the port or service adapter by the carrier edges and handle; never touch the adapter's
Caution
components or connector pins. (Refer to
Figure 6-2
Cisco 7204 Installation and Configuration Guide
6-4
Placing the Port Adapter Lever in the Unlocked Position
Note: this adapter removal
applies to any port or service
adapter.
As you pull a port adapter from the midplane, OIR administratively shuts down all active
interfaces on the port adapter (service adapters do not have interfaces). For a complete
description of OIR, refer to the section
Chapter 1, "Product Overview."
Port and Service Adapter Handling—Side View
Metal carrier
Printed circuit board
Port adapter
handle
Port adapter
lever (unlocked
position)
"Online Insertion and Removal" section on page 1-26
Figure
6-2.)
Chapter 6
Maintaining the Cisco 7204
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