Cisco ASR 5000 Series

Line Card Installation
▀ Installing Half-Height Line Cards
▄ ASR 5000 Installation Guide
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Important: You must slide the interlock switch upward before securing the card’s top screw to the mounting
rail.
Step 8 Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to tighten the screws at the top and bottom of the line card’s front panel to secure the card
to the chassis.
Step 9 Repeat step 1 through step 7 to install other line cards.
Step 10 Install blanking panels over any unused chassis slots.
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.
Step a Position the blanking panel over the unused chassis slot.
Step b Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to tighten the screws at the top and bottom of the blanking panel to
secure the panel to the chassis.
Step c Repeat step a and step b for any additional unused chassis slots.
Step 11 Proceed to the appropriate chapter for information on connecting data cables to the line cards.