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Cisco MGX 8800/8900 Series Software Configuration Guide
Release 5.1, Part Number OL-6482-01, Rev. A0, January 25, 2005
Chapter 10 Switch Maintenance Procedures
Decommissioning an RPM Slot
Step 12 Write down the interface number for each port on the card. You need this information to complete the
next step.
Step 13 Delete all ports by entering the following command for each port:
mgx8850a.10.AXSM.a > delport <ifNum> <partId>
Replace ifnum with the interface number of the port.
Step 14 To verify that the ports have been deleted, enter the dspports command.
Step 15 To display a list showing the lines that are administratively up, enter the dsplns command.
Step 16 Write down the line number for each line that is up. You need will this information to complete the next
step.
Step 17 Bring down all lines by entering the following command for each line:
mgx8850a.10.AXSM.a > dnln <bay.line>
Step 18 To verify that the lines have been brought down, enter the dsplns command.
When all lines have been brought down, the slot is decommissioned and you can add an AXSM card of
a different type in that slot as described in “Adding Service Modules,” which appears earlier in this
chapter.
Decommissioning an RPM Slot
To decommission an RPM slot, you must remove all configuration items configured for that card. You
can do this by entering each command in the startup-config file with the key word no in front of it. These
configuration items are described in the Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-PR) Installation
and Configuration Guide, Release 2.1 and Cisco MGX Route Processor Module (RPM-XF) Installation
and Configuration Guide, Release 5.1.