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Installing a Port Adapter
PA-T3 Serial Port Adapter Installation and Configuration
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Figure 4-3 Pulling a Port Adapter Out of a Slot—Partial Port Adapter View
Step 7
If you removed a port adapter, place it in an antistatic container for safe storage or
shipment back to the factory. If you removed a blank port adapter, no special handling is
required; however, store the blank port adapter for potential future use.
This completes the procedure for removing a new port adapter on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2.
Installing a Port Adapter
Following is the standard procedure for installing a port adapter on the Catalyst RSM/VIP2.
Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap between you and an unfinished chassis surface.
Note If you want to install a new portadapter on a Catalyst RSM/VIP2 with asingle 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 adapter installation or a port adapter replacement, disconnect any interface
cables from the ports on the front of the port adapter, although this is not required. You
can remove theCatalyst RSM/VIP2 withcables attached; however,we do not recommend
it.
Step 1 Remove the new port adapter from its antistatic container and position it at the opening
of the slot.
Step 2 Carefully align the port adapter carrier between the upper and the lower edges of the port
adapter slot, as shown in Figure 4-4.
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