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Aggregation services router ethernet line card
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Chapter 2
Installing Line Cards in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
To avoid damaging card mechanical components, never carry an RSP or line card by the captive
Caution
installation screws or ejector levers. Doing so can damage these components and cause card insertion
problems.
Grasp the front panel of the line card with one hand and place your other hand under the metal card
Step 3
carrier to support the weight of the card
the card cage slot. Avoid touching the line card printed circuit board, components, or any connector pins.
Carefully slide the line card into the slot until the ejector levers make contact with the edges of the card
Step 4
cage, then stop when the ejector lever hooks catch the lip of the card cage. If they do not catch, try
reinserting the line card until the ejector levers are fully latched.
When you install a line card, always use the ejector levers to ensure that the card is correctly aligned
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with the backplane connector, the card connector pins make contact with the backplane in the correct
order, and the card is fully seated in the backplane. A card that is only partially seated in the backplane
can cause the router to hang.
Note
On the Cisco ASR 9922 Router, the line cards in the lower half of the chassis (slots 10–19) are inserted
upside down.
Simultaneously pivot both ejector levers toward each other until they are parallel to the line card front
Step 5
panel. This action firmly seats the card in the backplane.
Tighten the captive screw on each end of the line card front panel to ensure proper EMI shielding and to
Step 6
prevent the line card from becoming partially dislodged from the backplane. Tighten the captive screws
to a torque of 10 +/–1 in-lb.
To ensure adequate space for additional line cards, always tighten the captive installation screws on each
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newly installed line card before you insert any additional line cards. These screws also ensure correct
seating in the backplane connector, prevent accidental removal, and provide proper grounding and EMI
shielding for the router.
Install the cable-management bracket. See
Step 7
page
2-67.
Install the interface cables. See
Step 8
For information on installing SFP and XFP modules, see
•
page 2-28
For help in troubleshooting the hardware installation, see
•
Installation, page
(Figure 2-1
Installing and Removing Fiber-Optic Interface Cables, page
and
Installing and Removing XFP Modules, page
3-1.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Ethernet Line Card Installation Guide
or
Figure
2-2). Position the card for insertion into
Installing a Line Card Cable Management Bracket,
Installing and Removing SFP Modules,
2-39.
Verifying and Troubleshooting Line Card
Removing and Installing a Line Card
2-71.
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