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Add an interface card template to the subslot templates

Add an interface card to the subslots that are associated with a piece of equipment in the Network Inventory Workspace Lists view.

Procedure

You perform this task in the same manner as you did for the Adding the related interface cards to the equipment template procedure. To learn more about this earlier procedure, see Add a network interface to the equipment template.

The following example shows an interface card model that is assigned to a subslot.

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Related Templates view of sub slot-1 template with the associated interface card.

Adding more subslots to child cards

Interface card templates that you add to subslots to are referred to as child and daughter cards.

  • An interface card template that goes inside these subslots are referred to as a child card.
  • A child card can slot have subslots, and an interface card template that goes inside the subslot of a child card is referred to as a daughter card.

What's next

Next, add a network interface to a child or daughter card. To learn more, see Add a network interface template to a child or daughter card template.

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