Replacing A Cisco Nexus 7010 Fabric Fan Tray During System Operations; Required Tools; Replacing A Cisco Nexus 7010 Fabric Fan Tray - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Hardware Installation And Reference Manual

Chapter 9 Replacement Procedures
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Unpack and place the replacement fan tray on the antistatic mat or antistatic foam.
Step 2
Loosen the two captive screws on the fan tray that you are replacing by turning them counterclockwise
Step 3
until they are free of the chassis.
Grasp the fan tray handle with one hand and pull it part way out of the chassis.
Step 4
If the fan tray power connector does not easily unseat from the backplane, rock it gently.
Place the other hand under the fan tray to support its weight, pull the fan tray completely out of the
Step 5
chassis, and place the fan tray on an antistatic mat or repack it in its original packing materials.
Make sure that the replacement fan tray is oriented so that the fans are on top and the fan status LED is
Step 6
on the right when you are looking at the front side with the handle.
Grasp the replacement fan tray handle with one hand and place the other hand beneath the fan tray to
Step 7
support it, lift the fan tray to the open fan tray slot in the chassis, align the fan tray to the chassis guides,
and push the fan tray into the slot until the power connector seats in the backplane and the captive screws
are aligned to their holes in the chassis.
Tighten the captive screws to 8 in-lb (0.9 N·m).
Step 8
Step 9 Make sure that the STATUS LED turns on and is green.
Replacing a Cisco Nexus 7010 Fabric Fan Tray During System
Operations
The Cisco Nexus 7010 system has two fabric fan trays located on the backside of the chassis immediately
above the fabric modules (see
Hazardous voltage or energy is present on the backplane when the system is operating. Use caution
Warning
when servicing. Statement 1034
This section describes how to replace fabric fan trays (N7K-C7010-FAN-F) 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 fabric fan tray.

Replacing a Cisco Nexus 7010 Fabric Fan Tray

The Cisco Nexus 7010 fabric fan tray is designed to be removed and replaced while the system is
operating without damaging the system. It is best to replace the fan tray within a couple of minutes to
maintain the designed airflow and fan redundancy.
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Replacing a Cisco Nexus 7010 Fabric Fan Tray During System Operations

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