Figure 5: Handling a Modular Port Adapter
Metal Carrier
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Printed Circuit Board
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Grounding Strap
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Online Insertion and Removal
Cisco NCS 5500 series modular port adapters (MPAs) support online insertion and removal (OIR).
Modular port adapters (MPAs) support the following types of OIR:
• Soft OIR
Soft OIR uses the IOS XR
hw-module subslot rack/slot/subslot reload
,
hw-module subslot
rack/slot/subslot shutdown
, and
no hw-module subslot rack/slot/subslot shutdown
commands to
complete online insertion and removal.
• Managed OIR
A managed online insertion and removal of Modular port adapters (MPAs) is comprised of the following
steps:
• Shut down the MPA with the
hw-module subslot rack/slot/subslot shutdown
command.
• Confirm that the LEDs have gone from green to off.
• Execute the
do show platform
command to verify that the MPA to be removed is in the disabled
state.
• Physically remove the MPA to be replaced.
• Physically insert the replacement MPA
• Return the MPA to the up state with the
no hw-module subslot rack/slot/subslot shutdown
command.
• Hard OIR
You can perform the OIR in a running system, by not executing any commands:
Connect Router to the Network
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Connect Router to the Network
Online Insertion and Removal