User Manual

Enterasys X-Pedition User Reference Manual 17
Line Cards
•Use the system hotswap out command from the CLI. For example, to deactivate the line card
in slot 7, enter the following command in Enable mode:
After a user enters this command, the Offline LED on the line card lights and messages will
appear on the console to indicate that the ports on the line card are inoperative.
Note: To reactivate a deactivated line card (whose offline LED is lit), pull the line card from its
slot and push it back in. After the line card re-engages the backplane, the card is activated
automatically.
Alternately, if you deactivated the line card with the system hotswap out command but
did not remove the module from the router, you may enter the system hotswap in
command to reactivate the module. For example, to reactivate a line card in slot 7, enter
the following command from Enable mode:
Removing the Line Card
To remove a line card from the X-Pedition, do the following:
1. Make sure the Offline LED on the line card is lit. Removing the line card prematurely may
cause the router to crash.
WARNING The X-Pedition and its components are sensitive to static discharge. To prevent
electrostatic damage, observe the guidelines provided in Preventing Electrostatic
Damage on page 15.
2. Loosen the captive screws on each side of the line card.
3. Carefully remove the line card from its slot in the X-Pedition chassis.
Installing a New Line Card
To install a new line card:
1. Slide the line card all the way into the slot, firmly but gently pressing the line card fully in
place to ensure that the pins on the back of the line card are completely seated in the backplane.
Note: Make sure the circuit card (and not the metal plate) is between the card guides. Check
both the upper and lower tracks.
2. Tighten the captive screws on each side of the line card to secure it to the chassis.
3. Once the line card is installed, the X-Pedition automatically recognizes it, activates it, and
lights the online LED.
xp# system hotswap out slot 7
xp# system hotswap in slot 7