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Figure 16 Installing a SEM for an M9000-AI-E16 gateway
Installing switching fabric modules
CAUTION:
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Only the NSQM5FAB16A1 switching fabric module is hot swappable.
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The M9000-AI-E8 gateway provides four switching fabric module slots. Only slots 6 and 7 are
available for installing switching fabric modules. Both of the slots must be installed with switching
fabric modules.
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The M9000-AI-E16 gateway provides four switching fabric module slots. Only slots 10 and 11 are
available for installing switching fabric modules. You can install one switching fabric module or
two switching fabric modules for 1+1 redundancy.
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When you install a switching fabric module, avoid damaging the connectors on it.
Installing a switching fabric module for an M9000-AI-E8 gateway
1.
Face the rear panel of the gateway and remove the filler panel from the target slot. Keep the
removed filler panel secure for future use.
2.
Press the locking tabs of the ejector levers to release the levers.
3.
Correctly orient the switching fabric module. Align the switching fabric module with the target
slot and insert it into the slot along the guide rails. Then fully open the ejector levers.
4.
Continue to push the switching fabric module by its front panel until the ejector levers make
close contact with the slot edges.
5.
Close the ejector levers until the locking tabs lock the ejector levers in place.
