Removing and Replacing Micro-USB
The Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platform contain one micro-USB port to store configurations or Cisco
IOS XE consolidated packages. To remove and then replace a USB flash memory stick, follow these steps:
To remove and then replace a USB flash memory stick, follow these steps:
Procedure
Step 1 Pull the flash memory stick from the USB port..
Step 2 To replace a Cisco USB Flash memory stick, insert the module into USB port 0 or 1. The Flash memory stick
can be inserted only in one way, and can be inserted or removed regardless of whether the router is powered
up or not.
Removing and Replacing a DIMM
The Cisco Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platform has two DIMM slots and supports 16-GB configuration by
default.
Table 5: Supported Slots for Inserting the DIMMs
Memory Channel BMemory PID Option
Slot 2 (U1DB0)Slot 0 (U1DA0)
8 GB8 GBMEM-C8500-16GB
16 GB16 GBMEM-C8500-32GB
32 GB32 GBMEM-C8500-64GB
Removing a DIMM
Before you begin
Perform the following steps before you begin the process of removing and replacing a DIMM from a Cisco
Catalyst 8500 Series Edge Platform:
• Use an ESD-preventive wrist strap.
• Back up the data that you want to save.
• Remove the power supplies before you remove the chassis top cover.
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Removing and Replacing FRUs
Removing and Replacing Micro-USB