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Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series Routers Hardware Installation Guide
Chapter 5 Installing Route Processor Cards, Line Cards, and Fabric Cards
Installing a Route Processor Card
Step 5 Carefully slide the RP into the slot until the ejector levers meet the edges of the card cage, and then stop
when the ejector lever hooks catch the card cage. If they do not catch, try reinserting the RP until the
ejector lever hooks are fully latched.
Step 6 Pivot both card ejector levers so that the openings on the card ejector cams at the top and bottom of the
card pass over the tabs on each side of the card cage slot.
Caution Verify that the openings on the card ejector cams pass over the tabs; otherwise, one or both
ejector levers might bind when you attempt to close the ejector levers, thereby damaging or
breaking one or both ejector levers.
Step 7 Continue sliding the card into the card cage slot until the openings on the card ejector cams engage the
tabs on each side of the card cage slot.
Note RP cards have guide pins that make initial contact with the backplane connector as you slide the
card into its slot. After the guide pins make contact, continue pushing on the card carrier until
the card ejector levers begin pivoting forward toward the handle in the card carrier.
Step 8 To seat the card in the backplane connector, grasp both card ejector levers and pivot them inward toward
the handle in the card carrier until they are flush against the front edge of the card carrier.
Step 9 Use the number-2 Phillips screwdriver or number-2 common (flat-head) screwdriver to turn the two
captive screws on the front panel of the card clockwise to seat the card firmly in the slot.
Step 10 Attach the vertical cable management bracket to the faceplate of the RP card using the two screws that
came with it (Figure 5-1).
Verifying the Installation of an RP Card
This section describes how to verify that the RP card has been properly installed and to troubleshoot the
installation in the Cisco NCS 6008 LCC.
Figure 5-4 shows the front panel of the RP card.