Removing And Installing Transceivers; Time Required; Items Required - IBM SAN384B Installation, Service And User Manual

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2. Hold the card by the pull tab and insert the WWN cable onto the WWN
module until it is fully seated. Use the Phillips screwdriver and the two screws
to attach the WWN card to the chassis.
Note: If a serial console session is active, several "removal detected" and
"insertion detected" messages display on the console because of the
replacement.
3. In the CLI session, enter continue to indicate that the replacement has been
completed.
Please enter the word `continue' after the new WWN card has been installed:
continue
Restoring the information to the replacement FRU now, please
wait about 20 seconds to complete
Verifying the replacement FRU now...
WWN card hot swap is now complete.
FRU replacement completed successfully!
4. If the command fails for any reason, do not reboot or power off the system.
Repeat the FRUREPLACE WWN command which will attempt to recover the
WWN card.
5. Verify that the WWN card is correctly connected by checking the LED on the
WWN card.
Note: The LED might take up to 2 minutes after WWN card installation to
begin functioning.
6. Install the WWN bezel. Orient the bezel on the chassis (Figure 40 on page 80).
Insert and tighten the two screws.
7. Pack the faulty WWN card in the packaging provided with the new card for
return to IBM, following local procedures.
Note: For a listing of SFPs, SFP+, mSFPs, and XFPs compatible with this product:
v Go to the IBM SAN web page http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/
san
v Select the SAN384B product link
v On the SAN384B product page, click the Interoperability Matrix link.
v In the Interoperability matrix, click the Transceivers link.
Note: The 8-Gbps-capable mSFPs and SFP+s auto-negotiate at 2, 4, and 8 Gbps.
The 4-Gbps SFPs auto-negotiate at 1, 2, and 4 Gbps. The mSFPs are
compatible only with the FC8-64 high density port blade.
Note: The XFP transceivers are used only with the FC10-6 port card. They should
not be used in any 1 GE port.
The replacement procedure for a transceiver takes less than five minutes
v Replacement mSFP, SFP, SFP+, or XFP
v Optical transceiver extraction tool (for SFP, SFP+, and XFP transceivers)
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