3 Handling a Card Replacement

This chapter explains the steps you need to perform to replace a card in a Cisco device.

Prerequisites

Before you replace a card in a Cisco device, you will need to do the following:

1. Remove the roles, if you are using the GUI, or unlink the roles, if you are using the OSS Integration Manager (OIM), from all interfaces and sub-interfaces located on the card to be removed.

2. Make sure the operation completes on the device and run device Audit to ensure that all services have been removed from target interfaces (located on card to replace).

Replacing the Card

Proceed with the card replacement according to the vendor's procedure.

Post-replacement Tasks

After you replace a card in a Cisco device, you will need to do the following:

1. When the device is back to normal operation with the new card, re-discover the device.

2. Set roles as required on the interfaces and sub-interfaces located on the new card and proceed with normal provisioning.