Fc3870 - Installing An Fc10-6 10 Gb Blade; Time Required; Items Required; Procedures - IBM SAN768B Installation, Service And User Manual

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10. Verify the installation (see the appropriate section of Chapter 4, "Monitoring
11. Reinstall the chassis door. See "Removing and installing the chassis door" on

FC3870 - Installing an FC10-6 10 Gb blade

This feature can be installed while the SAN768B is operational.
Attention: Follow these precautions for all procedures in this section to avoid
damaging the port blades or chassis:
v Wear a grounded ESD strap when handling a port blade.
v Carefully remove the protective strip (if any) covering the blade connectors
v Do not force the port blade installation. If the port blade does not slide in easily,
v Hold the port blade by the edges of the metal pan. Do not use the ejectors to
v Disassembling any part of a port blade voids the part warranty and regulatory

Time required

Less than 20 minutes.

Items required

v ESD (electrostatic discharge) grounding strap
v Workstation computer
v Port blade
v Phillips screwdriver
v Small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers (as needed)
v Optical cables (as needed)

Procedures

Follow the links in the steps below to complete this installation.
1. Remove the chassis door. See "Removing and installing the chassis door" on
2. Verify that the port blade is the correct part: 17P9651.
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7. Install transceivers, as needed. Follow the instructions for "Removing and
installing transceivers" on page 96.
8. Install, group and route the cables as desired. See "Managing cables" on page
40 for additional cabling instructions.
Attention: Do not route cables in front of the exhaust vent, which is located
at the top on the port side of the chassis.
9. Configure the router blade. Configuration instructions are provided in the
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide in the "Using the FC-FC Routing Service"
chapter.
system components," on page 47). For information about how to check the
status of hardware components using the CLI, see the Fabric OS
Administrator's Guide, which is located on the product documentation CD.
page 69.
before installing any blades.
ensure that it is correctly aligned inside the rail guides before continuing.
Installing a port blade with incorrect alignment damages both the chassis and
the replacement part.
hold a port blade.
certifications. There are no user-serviceable parts inside the port blade.
page 69.

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