Time And Items Required For Replacement; Preparing For Replacement - IBM SAN512B-6 Installation, Service And User Manual

6. Verify operation of replacement blade by following steps under "Verifying
7. Repeat preceding steps to replace the other CP blade if necessary.
Replacing a CP blade (cold-swap)
Use this procedure to replace CP blades after removing power to the device.
1. Prepare for replacing the blade by following all steps under "Preparing for
2. Remove blade(s) following all steps under "Removing a blade" on page 135.
3. Install blade(s) following all steps under "Installing a blade" on page 142.
4. Verify firmware installation by following all steps under "Completing the
5. Verify operation of replacement blade by following steps under "Verifying

Time and items required for replacement

The replacement procedure for the CP blade takes approximately 30 minutes. The
following items are required for the CP blade replacement:
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Preparing for replacement

About this task
Use the following steps to prepare the system for CP blade replacement by backing
up the device configuration, connecting to the device with a serial connection,
determining the active CP blade, failing over the blade to replace, determining the
firmware version on the active blade, and uploading configuration data to the
active blade.
Procedure
1. Back up the device configuration before you replace a CP blade by uploading
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
Workstation computer
Serial cable
IP address of an FTP server for backing up the device configuration
#1 Phillips screwdriver
Replacement CP blade
various device configuration files using a Telnet connection and saving them to
a host computer. Before you upload a configuration file, verify that you can
reach the FTP server from the device. Perform the following steps:
a. Enter the configupload -all command, specifying a file name for saving
configuration data. This saves all system configuration data including
chassis and switch configuration for all logical switches to the file name
specified. For more information, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.
b. Enter the configupload -vf command, specifying a file name, when
prompted, for saving configuration data. This saves the backbone virtual
fabric data to the file name specified. For more information, refer to the
Fabric OS Command Reference.
c. In a FICON environment, log in as root and enter configupload --map to
upload port-to-area mapping information. Specify a folder name, when
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