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Removing a Port Adapter
When only one port adapter is installed on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2, a blank port adapter must fill the
empty slot to conform to electromagnetic interference (EMI) emissions requirements and to allow
air to flow through the chassis properly. If you plan to install a new port adapter, you must first
remove the blank port adapter.
Removing a Port Adapter
The following is the standard procedure for removing any type of port adapter on the
Catalyst RSM/VIP2:
Step 1 Attach an antistatic wrist strap between you and an unfinished chassis surface.
Note If youwant toinstall a new portadapter on aCatalyst RSM/VIP2 witha single port
adapter, you must first remove the blank port adapter from the port adapter slot in which
you want to install the new port adapter.
Step 2 For a new port adapterinstallation or a portadapter replacement, disconnect any interface
cables from the ports on the front of the port adapter, although this is not required. You
can remove a Catalyst RSM/VIP2 with cables attached; however, we do not recommend
this action.
Step 3 To remove the Catalyst RSM/VIP2 from the chassis, follow the steps in the Route Switch
Module Catalyst VIP2-15 and VIP2-40 Installation and Configuration Note (Document
Number 78-4780-01), which shipped with your Catalyst RSM/VIP2.
Step 4 Place the removed Catalyst RSM/VIP2 on an antistatic mat.
Step 5 Locate the screw at the rear of the port adapter (or blank port adapter) to be replaced.
(See Figure 4-2.) This screw secures the port adapter (or blank port adapter) to its slot.
Figure 4-2 Location of Port Adapter Screw—Partial Port Adapter View
Step 6
Remove the screw that secures the port adapter (or blank port adapter).
Step 7 With the screw removed, grasp the handle on the front of the port adapter (or blank
port adapter) and carefully pull it out of its slot, away from the edge connector at the rear
of the slot. (See Figure 4-3.)
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