Replacing A Cisco Nexus 7010 Or 7018 Fabric Module During Operations; Required Tools; Replacing A Cisco 7010 Or 7018 Fabric Module - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Replacing a Cisco Nexus 7010 or 7018 Fabric Module During Operations

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Caution To prevent ESD damage, avoid touching the electronic circuitry and prevent anything else from coming
in contact with the circuitry.
Step 8 Align the replacement module to the open fabric slot and slide the module all the way into the slot until
it comes into contact with the back plane.
Rotate the ejector lever to the front of the module. The module is fully seated in the slot if the front of
Step 9
the module is flush with the front of the other modules in the chassis.
Replacing a Cisco Nexus 7010 or 7018 Fabric Module During
Operations
The Cisco Nexus 7010 and 7018 switches have up to five fabric modules located on the back of the
chassis. You can replace one of these fabric modules at a time while the switch is operating. You can also
replace Series 1 fabric modules with Series 2 fabric modules, which provide increased performance
(when all of the operational fabric modules are Series 2 modules) and are recommended for F2 I/O
modules.
If you are replacing a Series 1 fabric module with a Series 2 fabric module during operations, the switch
Note
must be running NX-OS Release 6.0(x) or later release and you must replace all of the Series 1 fabric
modules in the switch with Series 2 fabric modules within 12 hours or you will see a syslog message that
reminds you about the mixed series of modules. While you are replacing Series 1 modules with Series 2
modules, the Series 2 modules will perform as Series 1 modules. If you power up a switch that has both
types of fabric modules, only the Series 2 modules power up. If you need the Series 1 modules to power
up, you must first power off all of the Series 2 modules (see the
section on page
This section describes how to replace fabric modules and includes the following topics:
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Required Tools

You need a flat-blade or number 2 Phillips-head screwdriver to loosen or tighten the captive screws on
the fan tray.

Replacing a Cisco 7010 or 7018 Fabric Module

You should replace a fabric module with another fabric module within a couple minutes to maintain the
designed system airflow. If you cannot replace the fabric module, you must fill the slot with a blank
module. If you are replacing Series 1 fabric modules with Series 2 fabric modules, you must replace all
of the Series 1 modules with Series 2 modules by repeating this process for each Series 1 module in the
switch.
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation and Reference Guide
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7-30) before the Series 1 modules can power up.
Required Tools, page 9-32
Replacing a Cisco 7010 or 7018 Fabric Module, page 9-32
Chapter 9 Replacement Procedures
"Powering Fabric Modules Off or On"
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