Inserting ASR Shared Port Adapater (SPA) Card

I've recently inserted a SPA-8XCHT1/E1 for our Aggregation Services Router (ASR), which is an 8-port T1/E1 Shared Port Adapter (SPA) or module. These modules supports Online Insertion and Removal (OIR) or in short, it's hot-swappable.

I made sure that my hands are de-energized if I'm lazy enough to wear the anti-static wrist strap when inserting the module. The ASR router and its modules are quite expensive, so I need to take precaution.

Once inserted, the STATUS LED turns green after few seconds.

These are some of the handy commands to verify the module is detected by the ASR.

ASR1002-X#show platform
Chassis type: ASR1002-X          

Slot      Type                State                 Insert time (ago)
--------- ------------------- --------------------- -----------------
0         ASR1002-X           ok                    3w3d         
 0/0      6XGE-BUILT-IN       ok                    3w3d         
 0/1      SPA-8XCHT1/E1       ok                    03:47:23     
R0        ASR1002-X           ok, active            3w3d         
F0        ASR1002-X           ok, active            3w3d         
P0        ASR1002-PWR-AC      ok                    3w3d         
P1        ASR1002-PWR-AC      ok                    3w3d         

Slot      CPLD Version        Firmware Version                       
--------- ------------------- ---------------------------------------
0         14012203            15.3(1r)S                          
R0        14012203            15.3(1r)S                          
F0        14012203            15.3(1r)S                          

ASR1002-X#show hw-module subslot all oir
Module        Model                Operational Status
------------- -------------------- ------------------------
subslot 0/0   6XGE-BUILT-IN        ok
subslot 0/1   SPA-8XCHT1/E1        ok

ASR1002-X#show facility-alarm status
System Totals  Critical: 0  Major: 0  Minor: 0

Source              Severity      Description [Index]
------              --------      -------------------
xcvr container 0/0/1       INFO          Transceiver Missing [0]
xcvr container 0/0/2       INFO          Transceiver Missing [0]
xcvr container 0/0/3       INFO          Transceiver Missing [0]
module R0                  INFO          Harddisk Missing [12]
GigabitEthernet0           INFO          Physical Port Administrative State Down [2]