Replacing An Existing Board; Hard Disk Maintenance - Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Office Installation Manual

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2. Locate the required vacant slot in the cabinet and remove the metal plate for this slot.
3. Taking anti-static precautions (for example, by wearing a grounded wrist strap), pick up the
new board and plug it into the vacant slot.
4. Secure the end-plate of the board to the cabinet with the screw provided.
5. If you have stopped and powered down the system, reconnect it to the mains power supply
and restart it.
6. Perform any configuration and/or tests required for the new board.
Note 2:
Following configuration in the OMC tool, you may be required to perform a warm reset of the system for
the configuration changes to take effect. In this case, the software will prompt you to perform the warm
reset.

7.1.1.5.2 Replacing an existing board

The procedure presented below assumes that an existing board is to be removed from the
system and a replacement board (of the same or different type) is to be installed in the same
slot in the system cabinet.
Note 1:
Hot swap is forbidden in OmniPCX Office RCE Compact. It is also forbidden for PowerCPU
boards in all systems.
1. If a hot swap is not possible, stop the system and disconnect it from the mains power
supply.
2. Locate the existing board to be removed in the cabinet and unscrew the securing screw
from its end-plate.
3. Taking anti-static precautions (for example, by wearing a grounded wrist strap), pull the
board out of its slot.
4. Taking anti-static precautions, pick up the replacement board and plug it into the now
vacant slot.
5. Secure the end-plate of the board to the cabinet with the screw provided.
6. If you have stopped and powered down the system, reconnect it to the mains power supply
and restart it.
7. Perform any configuration and/or tests required for the replacement board.
Note 2:
Following configuration in the OMC tool, you may be required to perform a warm reset of the system for
the configuration changes to take effect. In this case, the software will prompt you to perform the warm
reset.
7.1.1.6

Hard Disk Maintenance

Please comply with the recommendations given below; any mistreatment of the hard
disk (handling, transport, storage) can result in a shortened life and possible
malfunctioning of your installation.
7.1.1.6.1 Handling
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