Removing An Fc I/O Blade - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

Removing an FC I/O
Blade
Scalar i500 User's Guide
7 Make sure cover plates are installed over any unused bays in the
expansion module.
Caution:
8 Cable the library as described in
I/O Blades
9 Save the library configuration (see
on page 329).
These instructions explain how to remove an FC I/O blade from your
7 library. You can remove an FC I/O blade while the library is powered on.
The library will generate a RAS ticket when you remove the
Note:
I/O blade. If you do not want the library to generate a RAS
ticket, you can power down the I/O blade before removing it.
See Controlling FC I/O Blade Power
Required tools:
1 Access the back of the expansion module containing the FC I/O
blade.
2 Tag and disconnect all FC cables from the FC I/O blade.
Caution:
3 Lift the latch hooks out of the locked position and push them up. You
will feel the FC I/O blade unplug from the expansion module's
backplane.
4 Continue lifting on the latch hooks until the blade is totally
unplugged from the backplane.
5 Slide the FC I/O blade out of the expansion module.
Chapter 7 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Adding, Removing, and Replacing FC I/O Blades
Bays that are not populated with blades must
contain a cover plate. If the cover plate is not
installed, FC I/O blade temperature errors will
occur.
on page 180.
None
Handle the FC cables with care. They will be damaged
if they are bent at more than a four inch arc.
Connecting Library FC Cables to FC
Saving the Library Configuration
on page 144.
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