Removing An 8660 Sdm - Nortel 8660 SDM Installing

32 Chapter 2 Installing the 8660 SDM

Removing an 8660 SDM

You can remove an 8660 SDM from an operating switch chassis without turning
off the chassis power.
Firewall configurations are stored in the disk drives that reside on the 8660 SDM.
Therefore, when you replace an 8660 SDM with another, you must configure the
iSDs on the new 8660 SDM, unless all disk drives in the two SDM boards were
previously identically programmed.
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Caution: Disk drives must be halted prior to removing an 8660 SDM
from an operational chassis. Failure to do so can seriously damage the
disk drive, and cause loss of data. Refer to
8660 SDM" on page 43
drives will become operational automatically when the 8660 SDM is
re-inserted in the chassis slot. Refer to the Firewall and Intrusion Sensor
User Guide for more detailed instructions on halting disk drives.
Caution: Do not operate the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 with an
empty module slot. If an 8660 SDM fails, and you do not yet have a
replacement module, either leave the failed SDM installed, or install a
filler panel.
"Replacing a disk drive on the
for instructions to halt the disk drives. Disk