WWN card removal and replacement

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Time and items required

Allow approximately 20 minutes to replace a WWN card. The following items are needed to replace a WWN card:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap

#2 Phillips screwdriver (required only for some versions of the WWN card)

If a serial console session is used: serial cable and a workstation computer with a terminal emulator application (such as HyperTerminal for Windows systems or TIP for Solaris systems)

Verifying the need for replacement

Before replacing a WWN card, verify that the replacement is necessary. Any of the following events can indicate that the card requires replacement:

Power or Status LEDs on WWN card (beneath logo plate) indicate a problem

Problems viewing or modifying the data stored on the WWN card

Error messages regarding WWN units #1 or #2

Preparing for the WWN card replacement

If the WWN card requires replacement, complete the following steps.

ATTENTION

Follow ESD precautions (see “ESD Precautions” in your chassis manual).

1.Open a Telnet session to the chassis and log in to the active CP as admin. The default password is “password”.

2.Verify that you are logged into the active CP. Run the haShow command to determine the active CP.

3.Run the supportsave command on the active CP to capture all settings.

4.Contact Brocade Technical Support for a replacement WWN card. Technical Support will require the supportsave data collected in the previous step so that a replacement can be programmed prior to shipping to your location.

DO NOT execute the frureplace command. The command will no longer be functional beginning with the release of Fabric OS 7.0.0c, but users with earlier versions of the Fabric OS should also NOT run the command.

Removing the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN card

For the following procedure, please refer to Figure 27.

When the replacement WWN card has been received, complete the following steps to remove the bezel and faulted WWN card.

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Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 manual Verifying the need for replacement, Preparing for the WWN card replacement