Time And Items Required For Removal And Installation; Removing A Blade - Broadcom Brocade X6-8 Director Hardware Installation Manual

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The status LED on the blade is lit steady amber, or the power LED is not illuminated.
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The slotShow command does not show that the blade is enabled.
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The errShow command displays error log messages one at a time.
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Any of the following messages display in the error log or "show" command output:
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"Slot unknown" message relating to the blade slot
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FRU: FRU_FAULTY messages for the blade
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FAULTY (xx) with an associated (xx) code used by support
For output examples and additional information on Fabric OS commands, see
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
For more information about error messages, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference Manual.

Time and Items Required for Removal and Installation

The removal or installation procedure for each blade takes less than 10 minutes. Removing and restoring transceivers
and cables may take longer depending on how many must be changed. The following items are required for the blade and
filler panel replacement:
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Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
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Workstation computer
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Replacement blade or filler panel
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No. 1 Phillips screwdriver
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SFP, SFP+, or SFP28 transceivers (as needed)
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Optical and copper cables (as needed)

Removing a Blade

Before removing the blade, consider the following:
Broadcom
Using Monitoring Commands
Brocade X6-8 Director
Hardware Installation Guide
and the
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