Step 2
If you are installing the module in an empty slot, remove the blank module that is already in that slot. Unscrew its two
captive screws and pull it out of the slot. Go to Step 4.
Step 3
If you are replacing a module that is currently in the chassis, remove the existing module from the chassis by following
these steps:
a) Disconnect and label each of the interface cables from the module.
b) Push and hold the release button on both ejector levers and then rotate both levers 45 degrees from the module as
shown in the following figure.
When the lever is fully rotated away from the
module, the knob at the other end of the lever
can no longer hold the module in the slot.
3
Fully press and hold the release button on each ejector
lever.
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Fully rotate both ejector levers away from the module.
2
To prevent damage to the ejector lever, you must press and hold the release button on each ejector lever
before rotating the lever 45 degrees from the module.
Caution
c) Pull both levers to slide the line card out of its slot in the chassis as shown in the following figure.
Pull both levers to remove the line card from the chassis.
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Installing or Replacing a Line Card
