Removing And Installing A Crossbar Module - Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Manual

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Step 4 Turn on the power supply switches to power up the system and check the LEDs on the modules.
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Removing and Installing a Crossbar Module

To remove a crossbar module from the Cisco MDS 9513 Director without compromising the integrity
and availability of SANs when Generation 1 and Generation 2 modules are combined in the chassis,
follow these steps:
Step 1 Shut down the crossbar module by using the out-of-service xbar slot command (where slot refers to the
external crossbar module slot number).
Loosen the two captive screws on the module being removed.
Step 2
Step 3 Remove the module from the chassis as follows:
a.
b.
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For information about how to check connectivity of modules, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide.
Place your thumbs on the top and bottom ejector levers and simultaneously rotate the levers outward
to unseat the module from the midplane connector. (See
Hold the front edge of the module and slide the module partially out of the slot. Do not touch the
module circuitry.
Removing, Installing, and Verifying Supervisor, Switching, and Services Modules
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