Fan Assembly Task Guide; Time And Items Required; Recording Critical Information About The Fan Assembly - Broadcom Brocade G730 Hardware Installation Manual

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Fan Assembly Task Guide

You can perform a set of steps to install or replace a fan assembly or to replace two or all three fan assemblies. By
default, all three fan assemblies are installed in the device.
Replacing a Fan Assembly (Hot-Swap)
If your device is up and running with three fan assemblies, but one of them has failed, perform the following steps:
1. Remove the old or failed fan assembly.
2. Insert the new fan assembly.
3. Verify the fan assembly status LED.
Replacing More Than One Fan Assembly (Cold-Swap)
If your device is up and running with all three fan assemblies, but you want to replace more than one of them, perform the
following steps:
1. Shut down the device using the sysShutdown command.
2. Remove the old or failed fan assemblies.
3. Insert the new fan assemblies.
4. Power on the device.
5. Verify the fan assembly status LEDs.

Time and Items Required

Installing or removing and replacing a fan assembly should require less than 5 minutes to complete.
The following items are required to replace a fan assembly:
•
New fan assembly (must have the same airflow direction as the fan assembly being replaced)
•
No. 1 Phillips-head screwdriver

Recording Critical Information about the Fan Assembly

You can use the following commands to record the fan assembly configuration and operation information:
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chassisshow
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fanshow
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historyshow
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sensorshow
•
tempshow
Refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for output examples and descriptions.
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