Chapter 2: Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules
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DIGITAL GIGAswitch/Router User Reference Manual
The procedure for hot swapping a Switching Fabric Module is similar to the procedure for
hot swapping a line card or Control Module. You deactivate the Switching Fabric Module,
remove it from the GSR, and insert another Switching Fabric Module in the slot.
Note:
You cannot deactivate the Switching Fabric Module with the
system hotswap
command.
To deactivate the Switching Fabric Module:
1.
Press the Hot Swap button on the Switching Fabric Module you want to deactivate.
The Online LED goes out and the Offline LED lights. Figure 3 shows the location of the
Offline LED and Hot Swap button on a Switching Fabric Module.
Figure 3. Location of Offline LED and Hot Swap button on a Switching Fabric
Module
To remove the Switching Fabric Module:
1.
Loosen the captive screws on each side of the Switching Fabric Module.
2.
Pull the metal tabs on the Switching Fabric Module to free it from the connectors
holding it in place in the chassis.
3.
Carefully remove the Switching Fabric Module from its slot.
To install a Switching Fabric Module:
1.
Slide the Switching Fabric Module all the way into the slot, firmly but gently pressing
to ensure that the pins on the back of the module are completely seated in the
backplane.
Note:
Make sure the circuit card (and not the metal plate) is between the card
guides. Check both the upper and lower tracks.
2.
Tighten the captive screws on each side of the Switching Fabric Module to secure it to
the chassis.
DGSRD-AA
Switching Fabric
Active
Online
Swap
Hot
Offline
Offline LED
Hot Swap Button