Faulty Blade Indicators; Time And Items Required For Removal And Installation; Removing A Blade - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

Faulty blade indicators

Confirm that you need to replace the blade before continuing. The following events
may indicate that a blade is faulty:
v The status LED on the blade is lit steady amber, or the power LED is not
v The slotShow command does not show that the blade is enabled.
v errShow - Displays error log messages one at a time.
v Any of the following messages display in the error log or "show" command
For output examples and additional information on Fabric OS commands, refer to
"Using monitoring commands" on page 85 and the Fabric OS Command Reference.
For more information about error messages, refer to the Fabric OS Message
Reference.

Time and items required for removal and installation

The removal or installation procedure for each blade takes less than 10 minutes.
Removing and restoring transceivers and cables may take longer depending on
how many must be changed. The following items are required for the blade and
filler panel replacement:
v Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
v Workstation computer
v Replacement blade or filler panel
v #1 Phillips screwdriver
v SFP, SFP+, or SFP28 transceivers (as needed)
v Optical and copper cables (as needed)
Note: For information about the transceivers that are qualified for this device, refer
to Chapter 5, "Installing Transceivers and Cables," on page 57.

Removing a blade

Before you begin
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Use the following steps to remove a port or extension blade from the unit while
system power is on. This procedure is applicable for all the port and extension
blades supported on the device.
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output:
– "Slot unknown" message relating to the blade slot
– FRU: FRU_FAULTY messages for the blade
– FAULTY (xx) with an associated (xx) code used by support
Before removing any cables from a blade, note the cable order (identify each
cable by its physical port).
It is a good practice to create a table of cable to port mapping for reference.
If multiple blades are being replaced, replace one blade at a time.
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