Reference Guide

Online Insertion and Removal
You can add, replace, or remove chassis components while the chassis is operating.
This section contains the following sub-sections:
• RPM Online Insertion and Removal
• Linecard Online Insertion and Removal
RPM Online Insertion and Removal
Dell Networking systems are functional with only one RPM.
If you insert a second RPM, it comes online as the standby RPM.
To see SFM status information, use the show sfm all command.
Example of the show rpm all Command
FTOS#show rpm all
-- Route Processor Modules --
Slot Status NxtBoot Version
-----------------------------------------------------------
0 active online 7-5-1-71
1 not present
%RPM0-P:CP %POLLMGR-2-ALT_RPM_STATE: Alternate RPM is present
%RPM0-P:CP %IRC-6-IRC_COMMUP: Link to peer RPM is up
%RPM1-S:CP %RAM-5-RPM_STATE: RPM1 is in Standby State
FTOS#show rpm all
-- Route Processor Modules --
Slot Status NxtBoot Version
-------------------------------------------------------------
0 active online 7-5-1-71
1 standby online 7-5-1-71
Linecard Online Insertion and Removal
FTOS detects the line card type when you insert a line card into a online chassis.
FTOS writes the line card type to the running-config and maintains this information as a logical configuration if you
remove the card (or the card fails).
Example of Viewing Line Card Configuration
FTOS(conf)#do show linecard all
-- Line cards --
Slot Status NxtBoot ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 not present
[output omitted]
FTOS(conf)# %RPM0-P:CP %CHMGR-5-CARDDETECTED: Line card 0 present
FTOS(conf)# do show linecard all
-- Line cards --
Slot Status NxtBoot ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 online online E48VB E48VB 7-5-1-71 48
[output omitted]
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