Adding Application and Line Cards to an Existing
Installation
This chapter provides instructions for installing additional application and line cards in an installed chassis
that is processing calls (a production system).
All application and line cards are hot swappable. You can install or remove cards from the chassis without
Important
powering the chassis down. However, it is strongly recommended that you add system components during
a maintenance window.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Chassis Slot Numbering and Assignments, page 176
•
Adding Application Cards, page 177
•
Adding Half-Height Line Cards, page 179
•
Adding a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Line Card, page 181
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