Removing And Installing A Power Supply; Time And Items Required; Removing A Power Supply - IBM System Storage SAN384B-2 Installation, Service And User Manual

2. Align the flat side of the blade inside the left and right rail guides in the slot
3. Close the ejectors by rotating them away from the center of the blade. The
4. Power on the blade by screwing in the thumbscrews.
5. Verify that the power LED is green (this might require a few seconds). If not,
6. The status LED on the new blade is initially amber and will remain amber until
7. Connect the cables to the new core switch blade. If the QSFP cables (ICL) are
8. Install the chassis door. (See "Removing and installing the chassis door" on
9. Pack the faulty core switch blade in the packaging provided with the new core

Removing and installing a power supply

Use this procedure to remove and replace a power supply. The SAN384B-2 can
continue operating during the replacement if the other power supply is operating.
Note: The SAN384B-2 base configuration includes two power supplies for full

Time and items required

The installation procedure for each power supply takes less than 5 minutes. A
power supply unit or filler panel is required to replace the power supply being
removed.

Removing a power supply

Figure 37 on page 85 shows the location of the two power supplies, which are
located at the top of the non-port side of the SAN384B-2.
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with the components facing upwards, and then slide the blade into the slot
until it is firmly seated.
levering action of the ejectors seats the blade in the slot.
ensure that the core switch blade has power and is firmly seated and that the
ejectors are in the locked position.
POST for the blade completes. This may take as long as several minutes. The
LED will then turn green.
not used, make sure the rubber gaskets are in the QSFP transceivers.
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switch blade for return to IBM, local procedures.
redundancy. Operating the system with a single functioning power supply
runs the risk of data loss in the event of a second power supply failure. Both
power supply slots should remain filled to ensure proper air circulation for
system cooling.