Replace Chassis Components; Replace A Route Processor Card - Cisco 8600 Series Hardware Installation Manual

Replace Chassis Components

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Replace a Route Processor Card

The router supports up to two redundant Route Processor (RP) cards. When two RP cards are installed in the
router, one acts as an active card and the other as the standby card. If the router has only one RP card installed,
a new RP can be installed in the empty RP slot during operation.
Note
The images in this chapter are only for representation purposes, unless specified otherwise. The chassis' actual
appearance and size may vary.
Whenever you replace any card, you must always ensure to secure the ejector thumbscrews properly.
Replace a Route Processor Card, on page 95
Replace Modular Port Adapters, on page 100
Replace a Switch Card, on page 104
Replace a Fan Spinner, on page 109
Replace a Fan Module, on page 111
Replace Power Modules, on page 114
• The replacement procedure for the RP cards is only applicable to the standby RP card. You need to
shutdown the router to replace an RP on a single-RP system. When you shutdown the standby RP card,
the router automatically shuts down the standby Switch Card (SC) as both of them belong to the same
operational domain. For example, when you shutdown RP0, the router shuts down the corresponding
SC0. When you shutdown RP1, the router shuts down SC1.
• To replace an active RP card, you must trigger a failover using the redundancy switchover command.
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