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Chapter 4 Installing and Removing SFCs, RPs, MSCs, FPs, LSPs, PLIMs, and Associated Components
How to Install or Remove a Physical Layer Interface Module
Prerequisites
Before performing this task, remove the impedance carrier.
Required Tools and Equipment
You need the following tools and part to perform this task:
•
ESD-preventive wrist strap
•
Medium Phillips screwdriver
•
PLIM
Steps
To install a physical layer interface module (PLIM), follow these steps:
Step 1
Go to the front of the chassis. Attach the ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and connect its leash
to one of the ESD connection sockets on the front side of the chassis or a bare metal surface on the
chassis.
Step 2
Remove the PLIM from its antistatic packaging.
Step 3
Use the Phillips screwdriver to remove the PLIM from its protective carrier.
Step 4
Visually inspect the connector pins on the card before you insert it into the chassis.
Note
Do not attempt to install a card with bent pins, because this may damage the chassis midplane
connectors.
Step 5
Identify the card slot in the card cage where the PLIM should be installed.
a.
If there is an impedance carrier in the slot, remove it (see the
“Removing an Impedance Carrier”
section on page 4-10
.)
Note
Remove only one impedance carrier and install one PLIM at a time. Be sure to verify that each
PLIM is fully installed and secured before installing another PLIM.
b.
If there is a PLIM already installed in the slot, remove any cables connected to the front panel of an
existing card in the slot, then remove the card (see the
“Removing a PLIM” section on page 4-48
).
c.
If you need to remove a Cisco CRS SIP-800, refer to the “Removing a SIP” section in the “Installing
and Removing a SIP” chapter of the
Cisco CRS SIP and SPA Hardware Installation Guide
on
www.cisco.com.
Step 6
Grasp the face plate of the card with one hand and place your other hand under the card to support and
guide it into the correct slot (see
Figure 4-29
).