Brocade Communications Systems DCX Backbone Hardware Installation Manual page 5

Removing a blade..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................87
Replacing a blade...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................88
Removal and replacement of the blade filler panel...................................................................................................................................................................89
Removing a filler panel................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 89
Replacing a filler panel.................................................................................................................................................................................................................90
Removal and replacement of the control processor blade (CP8)....................................................................................................................................... 91
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 91
Verifying the necessity of replacement.................................................................................................................................................................................91
Recording critical Brocade DCX information..................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Power-up procedure.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................92
Power-down procedure...............................................................................................................................................................................................................94
Verifying operation of the new CP blade............................................................................................................................................................................. 95
Removal and replacement of the core switch blade (CR8)....................................................................................................................................................97
Time and items required............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 97
Verifying the necessity of replacement.................................................................................................................................................................................97
Removing a core switch blade (CR8).................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Replacing a core switch blade (CR8)..................................................................................................................................................................................... 99
Removal and replacement of the power supply......................................................................................................................................................................100
Time and items required..........................................................................................................................................................................................................100
Identifying power supplies...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
Power-cord notice...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Removing a power supply...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Replacing a power supply....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 102
Removal and replacement of the blower assembly...............................................................................................................................................................103
Time and items required..........................................................................................................................................................................................................103
Removing a blower assembly .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 103
Replacing a blower assembly................................................................................................................................................................................................ 104
WWN card removal and replacement..........................................................................................................................................................................................105
Time and items required..........................................................................................................................................................................................................105
Using the wwnrecover utility...................................................................................................................................................................................................106
Verifying the need for replacement..................................................................................................................................................................................... 106
Preparing for WWN card replacement...............................................................................................................................................................................107
Hot-swap replacement.............................................................................................................................................................................................................107
Power-down replacement....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
Removing the WWN card and WWN bezel (logo plate)............................................................................................................................................. 110
Removal and replacement of the transceivers.........................................................................................................................................................................113
Time Required..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
Items Required.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
Removing and replacing an SFP, SFP+, or XFP optical transceiver..................................................................................................................... 113
Removing and replacing an mSFP optical transceiver............................................................................................................................................... 114
Removal and replacement of the inter-chassis link (ICL) cables......................................................................................................................................115
Time and items Required........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 116
Removing an ICL cable............................................................................................................................................................................................................116
Replacing an ICL cable.............................................................................................................................................................................................................117
Removal and replacement of the Brocade DCX chassis.................................................................................................................................................... 125
Time and items required..........................................................................................................................................................................................................125
Verifying need for replacement.............................................................................................................................................................................................125
Recording critical Brocade DCX and SAN information.............................................................................................................................................. 126
Disconnecting from network and fabric............................................................................................................................................................................ 129
Removing components from the chassis.........................................................................................................................................................................130
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