Adding, Removing, And Replacing The I/O Fan Blade; Adding An I/O Fan Blade - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

blade and into the locked position. You will feel the blade pins connect with the expansion module's
backplane as the blade locks into place.
The LEDs for the I/O blade are on the bottom of the blade when the blade
Note
is correctly installed in the expansion module.
6 Remove and discard the necessary number of the black rubber protective covers from the ports on the
FC I/O blades.
7 Reconnect the FC cables to the appropriate FC ports on the FC I/O blade.
CAUTION
8 Save the library configuration. See
After you replace the FC I/O blade, the library ensures that the FC I/O blade is
Note
loaded with the proper firmware. This firmware is based on the currently
installed level of library firmware. If the autoleveling process fails, the FC I/O
blade becomes inoperable and the library creates a ticket to report the issue.
For information about LED behaviors on blades during autoleveling operations,
see LCB and FC I/O Blade LEDs

Adding, Removing, and Replacing the I/O Fan Blade

Each FC I/O blade is cooled by a fan blade. The fan blade is always installed in the bay to the right of the
FC I/O blade. Each expansion module has four bays and can accommodate two FC I/O blades and two fan
blades.
The recommended order of installing the FC I/O blade and fan in the expansion module is starting from the
bottom two bays and moving up.
Figure 26 on page 197 shows the FC I/O blade and I/O blade fan installed side-by-side in the expansion
module.

Adding an I/O Fan Blade

These instructions explain how to add an I/O fan blade to your library. You can add an I/O fan blade while
the library is powered on.
Required tools: None
1 Access the back of the expansion module.
2 Remove the cover plate from blade bay to the right of the bay for the FC I/O blade.
The recommended order of installing the FC I/O blade and fan blade in an
Note
expansion module is starting from the bottom two bays and moving up.
3 Press up and out to open the latch hooks on each side of the I/O fan blade. The LED must be at the
bottom of the blade.
Scalar i500 User's Guide
Fibre optical cables will be damaged if they are bent at more than a
four inch arc.
About Saving and Restoring the Configuration
on page 215.
on page 208.
201