Chapter 2: Hot Swapping Line Cards and Control Modules14 SmartSwitch Router User Reference ManualHot Swapping Line CardsThe procedure for hot swapping a line card consists of deactivating the line card,removing it from its slot in the SSR chassis, and installing a new line card in the slot.Deactivating the Line CardTo deactivate the line card, do one of the following:• Press the Hot Swap button on the line card. The Hot Swap button is recessed in the linecard's front panel. Use a pen or similar object to reach it.When you press the Hot Swap button, the Offline LED lights. Figure 2 shows thelocation of the Offline LED and Hot Swap button on a 1000Base-SX line card.Figure 2. Location of Offline LED and Hot Swap Button on a 1000Base-SX Line Card• Use the system hotswap out command in the CLI. For example, to deactivate the linecard in slot 7, enter the following command in Enable mode:After you enter this command, the Offline LED on the line card lights, and messagesappear on the console indicating the ports on the line card are inoperative.Note: If you have deactivated a line card and want to activate it again, simply pull itfrom its slot and push it back in again. (Make sure the Offline LED is lit before youpull out the line card.) The line card is activated automatically.Alternately, if you have not removed a line card you deactivated with the systemhotswap out command, you can reactivate it with the system hotswap incommand. For example, to reactivate a line card in slot 7, enter the followingcommand in Enable mode:HotSwap21OnlineOfflineRxTx LinkANRxTx LinkANOffline LEDHot Swap Button1000BASE-SXSSR-GSX11-02ssr# system hotswap out slot 7ssr# system hotswap in slot 7
