Adding Application and Line Cards to an Existing Installation


Adding Application and Line Cards to an Existing Installation
 
This chapter provides instructions for installing additional application and line cards in an installed chassis that is processing calls.
Important: Note that all application and line cards are hot swappable. This means that you can install or remove cards from the chassis without powering the chassis down. However, it is strongly recommended that you add system components during a maintenance window.
Chassis Slot Numbering and Assignments
The following figure shows the front and rear chassis slots.
 
Chassis Slot Numbering (Front)
 
Chassis Slot Numbering (Back)
Important: In ASR 5000 systems, the System Management Cards (SMCs) must be installed in slots 8 and 9. Their associated line cards are the Switch Processor Input Output card (SPIO) and the Redundant Crossbar Card (RCC). Assure that the SPIOs are installed in slots 24 and 25, and the RCCs are installed in slots 40 and 41 to prevent damage to the cards or the chassis midplane.
Important: In ASR 5000 systems, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card is a full-height line card that takes up the upper and lower slots in the back of the chassis. Use the upper slot number only when referring to installed XGLCs. Slot numbering for other installed half-height cards is maintained: 17 to 32 and 33 to 48, regardless of the number of installed XGLCs
 
Adding Application Cards
The installation procedure is identical for all application cards. This section provides the instructions for adding application cards to the chassis.
 
Important: If you are adding PSCs, PSC2s, or PPCs to a live system, it is recommended that you add them two at a time. This evenly distributes software tasks between the CPUs on the cards for optimal performance. You can add single packet processing cards to a production system. However, you must reboot the system to ensure optimal operation and capacity. For this reason Cisco Systems suggests that you perform the installation during a maintenance window when a reboot will have minimal impact.
ESD Caution: During installation, maintenance, and/or removal, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the components. Failure to do so could result in damage to electrical components and could potentially void your warranty.
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Important: To achieve optimal airflow performance in minimal system deployments, populate packet processing cards from the middle of the chassis outward, leaving an empty slot between them. For example, with four packet processing cards use slots 3, 5, 12, and 14. For two packet processing cards, place them in slots 5 and 12.
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Caution: Do not leave chassis slots uncovered for extended periods of time. This reduces airflow through the chassis and could cause it to overheat. Make sure there is a card or blanking panel in every chassis slot at all times.
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Caution: To avoid damaging the card’s interlock switch, ensure that it is completely down prior to proceeding. For additional information, refer to the Product Overview Guide. In addition, take extra care when you install packet processing cards. These cards contain heat sinks that could become loose or damaged if they come into contact with another card while the packet processing card is being inserted in the chassis slot.
 
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Important: Make sure the interlock switch is fully raised in order to properly secure the application card’s top screw to the chassis.
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Repeat step 1 through step 7 for every application card you are installing.
Step 9
Warning: To reduce the risk of electric shock and ensure proper ventilation, blanking panels must be used to cover any chassis slot not occupied by an application card. Leere Steckplaetze muessen mit der dafuer vorgesehenen Abdeckplatte geschlossen werden, um die Luftzirkulation innerhalb des Geraets zu gewaehrleisten und um einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden.
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Repeat step a through step d for any additional unused chassis slots.
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Adding Half-Height Line Cards
This section provides instructions for adding half-height line cards to the chassis. For instructions on adding full-height 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Cards (XGLCs), see the next section.
 
ESD Caution: During installation, maintenance, and/or removal, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the components. Failure to do so could result in damage to electrical components and could potentially void your warranty.
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Caution: Do not leave chassis slots uncovered for extended periods of time. This reduces airflow through the chassis, which could cause it to overheat. Install a card or a blanking panel s in every chassis slot.
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Caution: To avoid damaging the card’s interlock switch, ensure that it is completely down prior to proceeding. For additional information, refer to the Product Overview Guide.
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Repeat step 1 through step 7 for every other line card that to be installed.
Step 9
Warning: To reduce the risk of electric shock and to ensure proper ventilation, blanking panels must be used to cover any chassis slot that is not occupied by an application card. Leere Steckplaetze muessen mit der dafuer vorgesehenen Abdeckplatte geschlossen werden, um die Luftzirkulation innerhalb des Geraets zu gewaehrleisten und um einen elektrischen Schlag zu vermeiden.
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Adding the 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card
The 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card (XGLC) is a full-height line card that gets installed in the rear slots of the ASR 5000 chassis. It provides a single Small Form-factor Pluggable+ (SFP+) 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface for network connectivity.
 
There are two versions of the XGLC:
Install XGLCs behind PSCs, PSC2s, or PPCs. You can install a maximum of six XGLCs in the chassis.
 
Installing the XGLC
Since the XGLC is a full-height card, it requires two line card slots: an upper chassis slot and the lower chassis slot directly beneath it. For example, if a PSC2 is installed in slot 1, its corresponding XGLC would be installed in slots 17 and 33.
Note that when you refer to and XGLC or entering its slot location in a command, use the upper slot number only.
ESD Caution: During installation, maintenance, and/or removal, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the components. Failure to do so could result in damage to electrical components and could potentially void your warranty.
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Caution: Do not leave chassis slots uncovered for extended periods of time. This reduces airflow through the chassis, which could cause it to overheat. Install a card or a blanking panel s in every chassis slot.
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Important: Save all of the items you remove in this step in the event that you wish to re-populate these slots with half-height cards at a later time.
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Important: You may need to slightly angle the guide when you slide it out of the chassis to unlatch it.
 
Step 7
 
Caution: To avoid damaging the card’s interlock switch, ensure that it is completely down prior to proceeding. For additional information, refer to the Product Overview Guide.
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Important: The interlock switch must be fully raised in order to properly secure the line card’s top screw to the chassis.
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