Riverstone Networks WICT1-12 - Manual (Page 58)

4-2 Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0
Hot Swapping Line Cards Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules
4.2.1 Deactivating the Line Card
To deactivate the line card, do one of the following:
• Press the Hot Swap button on the line card. The Hot Swap button is recessed in the line card's front
panel. Use a pen or similar object to reach it.
When you press the Hot Swap button, the Offline LED lights. Figure 4-1 shows the location of the Offline LED
and Hot Swap button on a 1000Base-SX line card.
Figure 4-1 Location of offline LED and hot swap button on a 1000Base-SX
line card
• Use the
system hotswap out
command in the CLI. For example, to deactivate the line card in
slot 7, enter the following command in Enable mode:
After you enter this command, the Offline LED on the line card lights, and messages appear on the console
indicating the ports on the line card are inoperative.
Note If you have deactivated a line card and want to activate it again, simply pull it from
its slot and push it back in again. (Make sure the Offline LED is lit before you pull
out the line card.) The line card is activated automatically.
Alternately, if you have not removed a line card you deactivated with the
system hotswap out
command, you
can reactivate it with the
system hotswap in
command. For example, to reactivate a line card in slot 7, enter
the following command in Enable mode:
4.2.2 Removing the Line Card
To remove a line card from the RS:
1. Make sure the Offline LED on the line card is lit.
rs# system hotswap out slot 7
rs# system hotswap in slot 7
Hot
Swap
2 1
Online
Offline
Rx
Tx Link
AN Rx
Tx Link
AN
Gigabit port Gigabit port
1000BASE-SX G8M-GSXB1-02