Replacing The Fabric Interconnect; Preparing A Single Fabric Interconnect For Removal, Intersight - Cisco UCS 6500 Series Installation Manual

Replacing the Fabric Interconnect

This chapter contains the following topics:
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Replacing the Fabric Interconnect
Through Intersight Managed Mode, fabric interconnects can be configured and managed as a pair of peer
systems in a UCS domain.
In a UCS domain, both fabric interconnects are active and share connection to other resources. When you
remove one fabric interconnect, connectivity and data fails over to the other active fabric interconnect in the
domain.
Replacing a fabric interconnect that is managed by Cisco Intersight Managed Mode (IMM) is a straight forward
process that occurs by selecting the fabric interconnect(s) and using either of the following Replace options
to start the replacement workflow.
• For single fabric interconnect replacement, use the Replace Fabric Interconnect option, which is available
• For dual-fabric interconnect replacement in a UCS domain, use the Replace UCS Domain option, which
Use the following topics to replace a fabric interconnect. When you receive your new system, install it by
following the instructions in

Preparing a Single Fabric Interconnect for Removal, Intersight

Use Cisco IMM to perform the following task.
Procedure
Ensure that the fabric interconnect you will add has no configuration information.
a) If you are installing a new fabric interconnect from the factory, go to
Intersight, on page
Replacing the Fabric Interconnect, on page 33
by selecting the fabric interconnect to be replaced.
is available by selecting either of the fabric interconnects to be replaced.
Installing the Fabric Interconnect, on page
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C H A P T E R
Cisco UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnect Hardware Installation Guide
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Replacing a Single Fabric Interconnect,
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