Allied Telesis AT-CM70S - Manual (Page 80)

Chapter 2: Installation
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Installing a Line Card Blank Slot Cover
Each unoccupied slot on the Converteon™ chassis should be covered
with a blank slot cover to keep dust from getting into the chassis and to
maintain proper airflow, cooling, and ventilation throughout the chassis.
Note
Allied Telesis strongly recommends that a blank slot cover be
inserted in any slot that does not contain a functioning line card or
module.
Installing an
AT-CV5PNL1
Blank Slot Cover
The Converteon™ chassis have different number of line card slots and are
shipped with the line card slots covered by the AT-CV5PNL1 blank slot
covers. When any of the line card slots is unoccupied, you should cover it
with a blank slot cover, to keep dust from getting into the chassis and to
maintains proper airflow, cooling, and ventilation throughout the chassis.
To install an AT-CV5PNL1 blank slot cover, perform the following
procedure:
1. Select the line card you want to remove from the chassis.
2. Disconnect the cables from all the ports in the line card.
3. Cover the fiber optic port with the dust cap.
4. Remove the line card from the slot.
5. Insert the AT-CV5PNL1 slot cover into the slot you removed the line
card from.
6. Align the back edge of the blank slot cover with the left and right
alignment guides.