Replacing A Cable Between Two Interconnect Switches; Hardware Management Network Cable Replacement - Lenovo ThinkAgile CP Hardware Part Replacement And Component Maintenance Procedures

Replacing a cable between two interconnect switches

Information on replacing a cable that connects two interconnects.
Procedure performed by: Customer or field service
Replacing one cable that connects two interconnects can be done live without any specific preparations
steps.
When a cable is disconnected, the product data uplink may lose a portion of its uplink, based on the
installation network topology.

Hardware management network cable replacement

This section describes how to replace a hardware management network cable.
Procedure performed by: Customer or field service
When replacing cables that connect any Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) from the compute
enclosure, storage controllers, or the primary interconnect-dedicated port to the management switch, you
are required to unplug all hardware management network cables and then plug back into the management
switch to initiate a DHCP renewal. This operation can be done live without any specific pre- or post-steps.
During this operation, the hardware management network, the storage HA feature, and hardware detection
functionality are unavailable. Hardware-related statistics also cannot be retrieved.
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