5 Brocade DCX 8510-4 chassis removal and replacement

The system is going down for system halt NOW !!

DANGER

Turn off the power switches and disconnect the power cords (D006)

2.Power off the chassis by flipping all AC power switches to the off position. (The power supply status LED should turn off.)

3.Remove the power cords from the power supplies and the power outlets.

4.Remove the chassis door.

5.Label the cables connected to all blades and record the connections.

6.Disconnect the cables from the SFP+ transceivers in the application and port blades and set them aside. If you have mSFP transceivers in FC8-64 port blades, remove the transceivers and cables together and set them aside. The SFP+ transceivers can be left in the port blades or removed.

7.Disconnect all cables from the control processor and core switchblades.

8.Disconnect any ICL or QSFP cables.

Removing components from the chassis

ATTENTION

Follow ESD precautions (“ESD precautions”).

1.Remove the chassis door (“Chassis door removal and replacement”) if not already done.

2.Remove the cable management fingers (“Vertical cable management fingers removal and replacement”).

3.Remove the port, application, and encryption blades or filler panels (“Port, application, and encryption blade removal and replacement” and “Blade filler panel removal and replacement”).

4.Remove the core switch blades (CR16-4) (“Core switch blade (CR16-4) removal and replacement”).

5.Remove the control processor blades (CP8) (“Control processor blade (CP8) removal and replacement”).

6.Remove the power supplies or filler panels (“Power supply removal and replacement”).

7.Remove the blower assemblies (“Blower assembly removal and replacement”).

8.Remove the WWN bezel (logo plate) and WWN cards (“WWN card removal and replacement”).

Installing the replacement chassis

Complete the following steps to install the replacement chassis.

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Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 manual Removing components from the chassis, Installing the replacement chassis