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Chapter 2 Quick Installation Procedures
Installing Cisco ONS 15540 ESP Hardware
Transponders are available in single-mode, and multimode. Line card motherboards are available with
or without splitter protection.
Note In Cisco ONS 15540 ESP systems, there are additional rules for slot placement of mux/demux modules
and line cards. For more information on shelf rules, refer to the Cisco ONS 15540 ESP Planning and
Design Guide.
Installing Line Card Motherboards
Perform the following procedure to install the line card motherboard.
Step 1 Remove the backplane side dust covers and the transponder side dust covers from the motherboard, and
clean the optical connectors. See the “Cleaning Optical Connectors” section on page 2-28.
Step 2 Insert the motherboard carefully into the chassis slot while guiding the upper and lower edges of the
motherboard in the tracks until its connectors come into contact with the backplane.
Step 3 Use the handles to push the line card motherboard in until it is fully seated in the backplane connector.
Step 4 Use a 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver to tighten the captive installation screws.
Step 5 Install blank covers into the unused motherboard slots.
Table 2-3 lists the LEDs on the line card motherboard faceplate, their default conditions, and what the
conditions indicate.
Table 2-3 Line Card Motherboard LEDs
LED Status Description
Status Blinking green Motherboard has a good system clock from the primary
processor and is out of the reset state.
Solid green Software initialization is successful.
Orange System clock is not present. Board is unavailable.
Off Board failure