Complete The Replacement; Core Switch Blade (Cr16-8) Removal And Replacement - Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-8 Hardware Reference Manual

Complete the replacement

Complete the following steps to complete the CP8 control blade replacement procedure.
1. Type haEnable to re-enable HA on the active CP blade.
2. Type haShow and verify that the command output includes "HA Enabled, Heartbeat Up". If it is
3. Type firmwareShow to verify that the firmware version has been updated and that the versions
4. Pack the faulty CP blade in the packaging provided with the new CP blade, and contact the
5. Replace the chassis door.
If you have one or more application blades in the chassis, the Fabric OS automatically detects
mismatches between the active CP firmware and the application blade's firmware and triggers the
auto-leveling process. This auto-leveling process automatically updates the application blade
firmware to match the active CP. At the end of the auto-leveling process, the active CP and the
application blades will run the same version of the firmware.

Core switch blade (CR16-8) removal and replacement

This section describes how to remove and replace a core switch blade (CR16-8). The Brocade DCX
8510-8 has two core switch blades: one in slot 5 and one in slot 8. Note that the blade shown in the
removal illustration
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NOTE
For Fabric OS 6.3.0 and later, haEnable will cause the standby CP blade to reboot. Wait until
POST completes before moving to the next step. POST is complete when the Status LED on the
CP blade returns to a steady green state.
not yet enabled, re-enter the command until you have verified that redundancy is achieved.
DCX_124:admin> hashow
Local CP (Slot 7, CP1) : Active
Remote CP (Slot 6, CP0) : Standby, Healthy
HA Enabled, Heartbeat Up, HA State Synchronized
are the same on the two CP blades. The slot numbers will be different for the DCX 8510-4 or
DCX-4S. (not all slot numbers are shown)
DCX_8510:admin> firmwareshow
Slot Name Appl
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4 FX8-24 FOS
6 CP0 FOS
7 CP1 FOS
10 FX8-24 FOS
switch supplier to determine the return procedure.
(Figure 20) is shown with EMI plugs installed.

Core switch blade (CR16-8) removal and replacement

Primary/Secondary Versions
v7.0.0
v7.0.0
v7.0.0
v7.0.0
v7.0.0
v7.0.0
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v7.0.0
Status
STANDBY
ACTIVE *
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