- play_arrow Fast Track: Initial Installation
- play_arrow Overview
- play_arrow Site Planning, Preparation, and Specifications
- play_arrow Initial Installation and Configuration
- play_arrow Troubleshoot the Hardware
- play_arrow Contact Customer Support and Return the Chassis or Components
- play_arrow Safety and Compliance Information
Power Off and Remove the PTX10002-36QDD Router
Power Off the PTX10002-36QDD Router
Before you power off the router:
Ensure that you have taken the necessary precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. See Prevention of Electrostatic Discharge Damage.
Ensure that you do not need to route traffic through the router.
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available:
An ESD grounding strap—not provided
An external management device such as a PC—not provided
An RJ-45 to DB-9 rollover cable to connect the external management device to the console port—not provided
To power off the router:
Remove a PTX10002-36QDD Router from a Rack
Before removing the router from a rack:
Ensure that you have the following parts and tools available:
A screwdriver appropriate to remove your rack-mounting screws—not provided.
Antistatic bags to store the router—not provided.
When you remove multiple devices from a rack, remove the device at the top of the rack first and proceed to remove the rest of the devices from top to bottom to avoid toppling the rack.
Ensure that the rack is stable and secured to the building.
Ensure that there is enough space to place the removed router in its new location and along the path to the new location.
Read General Safety Guidelines and Warnings and Chassis and Component Lifting Guidelines.
Power off the router.
Ensure that you have disconnected all the cables or wires attached to the router.
Have one person to support the weight of the router and another person to remove the screws that secure the router to the rack.
To remove the router from a rack:
- Have another person remove the screws that secure the router to the the
rack posts. If the router is installed on a four-post rack, press the latch
on the mounting brackets to disengage the brackets from the rails. See Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3. Figure 1: Remove the Router from a Four-Post Rack with Square Hole Posts
Figure 2: Remove the Router from a Four-Post Rack with Threaded Hole Posts
Figure 3: Remove the Router from a Two-Post Rack
