Replacing A Control Processor Blade (Cp8); Verifying Operation Of The New Cp Blade - Dell PowerConnect B-DCX-4S Backbone Hardware Reference Manual

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RRP: Control processor blade (CP8)
FIGURE 23

Replacing a control processor blade (CP8)

ATTENTION
Follow ESD precautions
1. Open the ejector handles to approximately 45 degrees. Orient the CP blade so that the handles
2. Align the flat metal side of the CP blade inside the left and right blade guides in the slot. Slide
3. Tighten the thumb screw inside each handle using the Phillips screwdriver.
4. Turn the CP blade on by sliding the ON/OFF switch in the left handle to the left, to cover the
5. Verify that the power LED is green. If not, ensure that the CP blade has power and is firmly
6. Connect the cables to the new CP blade.
7.

Verifying operation of the new CP blade

To verify that boot and POST are complete on the new CP blade and that the CP blade has achieved
failover redundancy, perform the following steps.
1. Type slotShow. The command output shows the new CP blade as "enabled":
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RRP: Control processor blade (CP8)
("ESD
are toward you and the flat metal side is on the bottom.
the CP blade into the slot until it is firmly seated.
thumb screw.
seated and that the ejectors are in the locked position.
Remain logged in to the active CP and continue to
switch:admin> slotShow
precautions").
"Verifying operation of the new CP blade."
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