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Chapter 4 Installing and Removing Line Cards, PLIMs, and Associated Components
How to Install or Remove a Switch Fabric Card
What to Do Next
After performing this task:
• Place the impedance carrier in an antistatic bag for storage and future use.
• Replace any front cover cosmetic plates and verify that the card has been installed properly (see the
“Verifying the Installation of a Switch Fabric Card” section on page 4-28).
• If you are performing the initial installation of the system, install the MSCs (see the “Installing an
MSC, FP, or LSP” section on page 4-29).
Removing a Switch Fabric Card
This section describes how to remove a switch fabric card from the Cisco CRS 8-slot line card chassis.
For more detailed information on the switch fabric card, see Cisco CRS Series Carrier Routing System
8-Slot Line Card Chassis System Description.
The switch fabric card is used only in single-chassis systems. The switch fabric card does not contain
any fiber-optic connectors because it is not connected to any other switch fabric modules (see
Figure 4-19).
Figure 4-19 Switch Fabric Card
