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Passport 15000, 20000 Hardware Installation, Maintenance, and Upgrade 5.2S2
Connecting other cables to a BIP
Connect other cables to a BIP to enable its normal power distribution and
shelf alarms after installing a BIP fro an upgrade or replacement.
Prerequisites
• You must be familiar with “Safety considerations and best practices”
(page 53).
Procedure steps
1 One at a time, use the label on each black-and-white power output cable
from a PIM or a cooling unit to reconnect it to the rear of the BIP. Pinch
the tabs on the sides of the connector together and push to engage it.
2 One at a time, use the label on each red power and alarm cable to
reconnect it by engaging the D-sub connector and fastening its 2 small
slotted screws.
3 One at a time, use the label on each external alarm cable (all of the
remaining cables) to reconnect them as follows.
• for a D-sub connector, engage the connector and fasten its 2 small
slotted screws
• for a Berg connector, engage it while lifting the tab on the side
• for a MATE-N-LOK connector, engage it while lifting the tabs on the
either end
Procedure job aid
The labels on the cables correspond to the labels on the rear of the BIP as
shown in the figure “Cable connections at the rear of a BIP” (page 358).