Cisco Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series 7600 Series ASA Services Module Guía De Instalación

This section describes how to remove the ASA Services Module from the Catalyst 6500 series switch 
chassis.

The ASA Services Module has an ID LED located on the module front panel. Normally, the LED is off. 
However, should the service module require servicing, the system administrator can turn on the ID LED 
to assist the service personnel in identifying the faulty module. The ID flashes blue at half-second 
intervals. 

The ASA Services Module also has a SHUTDOWN switch located on the module front panel. Before 
removing the ASA Services Module from the chassis slot you need to press the SHUTDOWN switch. 
Pressing the switch interrupts the module processors allowing the module software to gracefully shut 
down the module. The STATUS LED on the front panel provides the module’s activity status during the 
shutdown.

During this procedure, wear grounding wrist straps to avoid ESD damage to the module. 

To remove the ASA Services Module from the chassis, follow these steps:

Press the SHUTDOWN button on the ASA Services Module faceplate to initiate a shut down of the 
module. Do not remove the ASA Services Module before the module has completely shutdown.

Attach an ESD grounding strap to your wrist and to ground. 

Verify that the captive installation screws on all of the modules in the chassis are tight. 

This step ensures that the space created by the removed module is maintained. If the captive 
installation screws are loose, the EMI gaskets on the installed modules will push the modules 
toward the open slot, reducing the opening size and making it difficult to remove the module.

Loosen the two captive installation screws on the ASA Services Module. Make sure that the two captive 
installation screws are completely unscrewed from the chassis.

Depending on the orientation of the slots in the chassis (horizontal or vertical), perform one of the 
following two sets of steps:

Place your thumbs on the left and right ejector levers and simultaneously rotate the levers outward 
to unseat the ASA Services Module from the backplane connector.

Grasp the front edge of the ASA Services Module and slide the module part of the way out of the 
slot. Place your other hand under the module to support the weight of the module. Do not touch the 
module circuitry.