Removing an MX480 FPC
When you remove an FPC, the router continues to function, although the PIC interfaces installed on the FPC being removed no longer function.
An FPC takes up two DPC slots on the MX480 router. Up to three FPCs can be installed horizontally in the front of the MX480 router. The FPCs are hot-insertable and hot-removable. An empty FPC3 weighs 14 lb (6.5 kg). A fully configured FPC can weigh up to 18 lb (8.2 kg). Be prepared to accept its full weight.
To remove an FPC (see Figure 1):
- Have ready a replacement FPC or FPC blank panel and an antistatic mat for the FPC. Also have ready rubber safety caps for each PIC using an optical interface on the FPC that you are removing.
- Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to your bare wrist, and connect the strap to one of the ESD points on the chassis.
- Label the cables connected to each PIC on the FPC so that you can later reconnect the cables to the correct PICs.
- Use one of the following methods to take the FPC
offline:
- Press and hold the FPC online/offline button. The green OK LED next to the button begins to blink. Hold the button down until the LED goes off. The LEDs and online/offline button for each FPC are located directly above it on the craft interface.
- Issue the following CLI command:
user@host>request chassis fpc slot slot-number offlineFor more information about the command, see the Junos System Basics and Services Command Reference.
Note: The slot number corresponds to the lowest numbered slot for which the FPC is installed.
- Disconnect the cables from the PICs installed in the FPC.
- Immediately cover each fiber-optic transceiver
and the end of each fiber-optic cable with a rubber safety cap.
Warning: Do not look directly into a fiber-optic transceiver or into the ends of fiber-optic cables. Fiber-optic transceivers and fiber-optic cable connected to a transceiver emit laser light that can damage your eyes.
- Arrange the cable in the cable management brackets to prevent
it from dislodging or developing stress points. Secure the cable so
that it is not supporting its own weight as it hangs to the floor.
Place excess cable out of the way in a neatly coiled loop. Placing fasteners on the loop helps to maintain its shape.
Caution: Do not let fiber-optic cable hang free from the connector. Do not allow fastened loops of cable to dangle, which stresses the cable at the fastening point.
Caution: Avoid bending fiber-optic cable beyond its minimum bend radius. An arc smaller than a few inches in diameter can damage the cable and cause problems that are difficult to diagnose.
- Simultaneously turn both the ejector handles counterclockwise to unseat the FPC.
- Grasp the handles, and slide the FPC straight out of the card cage halfway.
- Place one hand around the front of the FPC (the
PIC housing) and the other hand under it to support it. Slide the
FPC completely out of the chassis, and place it on the antistatic
mat or in the electrostatic bag.
Caution: The weight of the FPC is concentrated in the back end. Be prepared to accept the full weight—up to 18 lb (8.2 kg)—as you slide the FPC out of the chassis.
When the FPC is out of the chassis, do not hold it by the ejector handles, bus bars, or edge connectors. They cannot support its weight.
Do not stack FPCs on top of one another after removal. Place each one individually in an electrostatic bag or on its own antistatic mat on a flat, stable surface.
- If necessary, remove each installed PIC from the FPC.
- After you remove each PIC, immediately place it on an antistatic mat or in an electrostatic bag.
- If you are not reinstalling an FPC into the emptied
DPC slots within a short time, install a blank DPC panel over each
slot to maintain proper airflow in the card cage.
Caution: After removing an FPC from the chassis, wait at least 30 seconds before reinserting it or inserting an FPC into a different slot.
Figure 1: Removing an FPC
