Motorola ATCA-717 - Manual (Page 55)

Blade Installation Installation
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7. Tighten the face plate screws which secure the blade to the shelf a
8. Connect cables to the face plate, if applicable
Removal Procedure
1. Remove face plate cables, if applicable aa
2. Unfasten the screws of face plate until the blade is detached from shelf
3. Open the lower and the upper handle by pressing the two handle components
together and turning the handles outward
a
The blue LED blinks indicating that the blade power−down process is on−going. a
4. Wait until the blue LED is illuminated permanently
Note: if the LED continues to blink, a possible reason may be that upper layer software
rejects the blade extraction request.
a
Data loss
Removing the blade with the blue LED still blinking causes data loss.
Wait until the blue LED is permanently illuminated, before removing the blade.
5. Remove the blade from the shelf
Installation in Nonpowered Shelves
Installation Procedure
1. Power down the shelf aa
2. Ensure that the top and botton ejector handles are in the outward position
3. Insert blade into the shelf by placing the top and bottom edges of the blade in
the card guides of the shelf. Ensure that the guiding module of shelf and blade
are aligned properly.
a
4. Slide the blade into the shelf until you feel resistance
If an RTM is already installed in the same slot, be careful not to bend any pins of the
P30 to P32 backplane connectors.
a
5. Hook the lower and upper handle into the shelf rail recessed
6. Fully insert the blade and lock it to the shelf by pressing the two components
of the lower and upper handles together and turning the handles towards the
face plate