Hot Swapping A Dc Psu - Fortinet FortiGate-7000E Series System Manual

FortiGate-7060E chassis
One red 8 AWG stranded wire with attached UL approved ring terminal for 8/M4 studs with ext ring diameter < 9.8
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To connect a PSU to DC power
1. Attach the ESD wrist strap to your wrist and to an ESD socket or to a bare metal surface on the chassis or frame.
2. Make sure that the PSU and power cords are not energized.
3. Snap the clear plastic cover off of the PSU power terminals.
4. Remove the first set of nuts and lock washers from the connectors on the PSU.
5. Connect the black -48V power wire from your DC power source to the connector on the PSU labeled - using the
ring terminal.
6. Connect the red RTN power wire from you RTN power source to the connector on the PSU labeled + using the
ring terminal.
7. Use the previously removed nuts and lock washers to secure the connectors. Do not apply torque of more than
3.8 Nm (33.62 lbf.in).
8. Snap the clear plastic cover over the PSU power terminals.
9. Make sure the power wires are secured using tie wraps if required.
10. If required, label the black wire -48V.
11. If required, label the red wire RTN.
12. Turn on power to the PSU.
13. Verify that the PSU status LED is solid green meaning that the PSU is powered up and operating normally.

Hot Swapping a DC PSU

Follow these steps to safely hot swap a DC PSU.
1. Attach an ESD wrist strap to your wrist and to an ESD socket or to a bare metal surface on the chassis or frame.
2. Turn off the power being supplied to the PSU.
3. Snap off the terminal cover and remove the wires from the PSU terminals.
4. Press the latch towards the handle until the PSU is detached then pull it out of the chassis.
5. Insert a replacement PSU into the chassis and slide it in until it locks into place.
6. Connect the PSU power terminals as described above.
7. Turn on power to the PSU.
8. Verify that the PSU status LED is solid green meaning that the PSU is powered up and operating normally.
FortiGate-7060E 6.4.2 System Guide
You can hot swap a PSU without powering down the FortiGate-7060E as long as three PSUs
are connected to power and operating normally. If you need to hot swap one of three
operating PSUs, you must power down the chassis first.
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