Time Required - IBM SAN768B Installation, Service And User Manual

Time required

Approximately 20 minutes per blade
Items required
v ESD (electrostatic discharge) grounding strap
v Workstation computer
v Router 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. Verify that the router blade is the correct part: 23R1646.
2. Verify which slot to install the blade. Slots are numbered from one through ten,
3. Remove the filler panel. Store the filler panel in a location for possible future
4. Install the router blade. Remove the protective strip from the blade contacts (if
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the second router blade, if any.
6. Configure the router blade. Configuration instructions are provided in the Fabric
7. Install SFPs and cables to the router blade, and confirm the proper operation of
from left to right, when facing the port side of the SAN768Bs. A maximum of two
router blades can be installed in a single SAN768B chassis. Router blades can
be installed in any slot 1-4 and 9-12. If there are two router blades, to ensure
proper cooling install one router blade in one of the slots 1-4, and the other in
one of the slots 9-12.
Attention: A filler panel should be removed only when being replaced with a
blade or new filler panel. Any slot that is not occupied by a blade should be
occupied by a filler panel to ensure correct cooling of the chassis and protection
from dust.
use.
any) before installing the blade.
OS Administrator's Guide in the "Using the FC-FC Routing Service" chapter.
the blade.
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