Before you can insert or remove an I/O card in a SP2000 chassis, the system must be fully operational and meet with the following criteria:

  • the initial configuration procedure, licensing, and networking must already have been executed
  • both Management/Routing CPUs must be operational and must be running the same software load
  • only one I/O card can be commissioned or decommissioned at any one time
  • a Complete Configuration Backup must have been done

If required, for information about the preceding tasks, refer to the SP2000 Software Upgrade and the appropriate section in the Documentation Library.

Caution

A backup can only be restored on a system where the slot configuration is the same as the composition that existed when the backup was performed. The system prevents you from restoring a backup if the current slot configuration does not match the slot configuration of the backup. Therefore, taking a backup is important before and after commissioning or decommissioning a new card.

You must use the Menu UI to commission and decommission the new cards. For information about the Menu UI, refer to the appropriate section in the Web UI and Menu UI Guide.