Riverstone Networks WICT1-12 - Manual (Page 59)

Riverstone Networks RS Switch Router User Guide Release 8.0 4-3
Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules Hot Swapping One Type of Line Card With Another
Warning Do not remove the line card unless the Offline LED is lit. Doing so can cause
the RS to crash.
2. Loosen the captive screws on each side of the line card.
3. Carefully remove the line card from its slot in the RS chassis.
4.2.3 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.
Once the line card is installed, the RS recognizes and activates it. The Online LED button lights.
4.3 HOT SWAPPING ONE TYPE OF LINE CARD WITH
ANOTHER
You can hot swap one type of line card with another type. For example, you can replace a 10/100Base-TX line card
with a 1000Base-SX line card. The RS can be configured to accommodate whichever line card is installed in the slot.
When one line card is installed, configuration statements for that line card are used; when you remove the line card
from the slot and replace it with a different type, configuration statements for the new line card take effect.
To set this up, you must include configuration statements for both line cards in the RS configuration file. The RS
determines which line card is installed in the slot and uses the appropriate configuration statements.
For example, you may have an RS with a 10/100Base-TX line card in slot 7 and want to hot swap it with a
1000Base-SX line card. If you include statements for both line cards in the RS configuration file, the statements for
the 1000Base-SX take effect immediately after you install it in slot 7.
4.4 HOT SWAPPING A SECONDARY CONTROL
MODULE
If you have a secondary Control Module installed on the RS, you can hot swap it with another Control Module or line
card.