Remove a Filler Panel

1. Identify the prerequisite and subsequent installation tasks that you must perform in conjunction with this task.

   See Installation Task Overview.

2. At the location where you are installing the module, remove the filler panel.
   1. Squeeze the upper and lower halves of the release lever together, and pull the lever in a downward motion.
      

      The filler panel is unseated from the slot connection.

   2. Use the release lever to pull the filler panel from the switch chassis.
      
   3. Use your free hand to take the weight of the filler panel, as it comes free of the chassis.
   4. Set the filler panel aside.
3. Finish installing an I/O module.

   See Install an I/O Module.

Related Information

• Stabilize the Rack

• Mark the Rack

• Install the Rackmount Hardware

• Install the Cable Management Comb

• Route the Power Cords and Management Cables

• Install the Switch

• Install an I/O Module