Nortel Passport 4460, Hardware Reference Manual

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Chapter 1 The Passport 4460 Unit 39
Reference for Passport 4460 Hardware
Replacing Hardware Modules
If you need to replace a hardware module with a different type of module (such as
replacing a two-port serial data expansion module with a six-port serial data
expansion module), and you have configured ports on the module that you are
replacing, you must reset the unit to factory defaults after installing the new
module. If you don’t reset the unit to factory defaults, the configuration may be
corrupted due to different ifindixes used by the new module.
Following is the recommended procedure to accomplish this.
1
Before powering-down the unit, use the Mass Deployment and Reporting
Tool to generate a configuration script file from that unit.
Refer to the Using the Passport 4400 Mass Deployment and Reporting Tool
manual for detailed instructions.
2
Modify the generated CLI script file to eliminate the entries for the module
that you are removing.
3
Power-down the unit.
(As noted in “Installing/Removing WAN Adapter Modules” on page 42 and
“Installing/Removing the Expansion Module” on page 56 , you must
power-down the unit before removing or inserting a module.)
4
Swap the two modules.
5
Power-up the unit.
6 Perform a default reset to set the configuration to factory defaults.
7
Use the Mass Deployment and Reporting Tool Downloader to reload the
modified configuration file to the defaulted Passport 4460.
8
Configure the ports on the new module, as desired.
Use of the Mass Deployment and Reporting Tool is optional. The alternative is to
manually re-configure the unit after performing the default reset.