100 Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual
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Brocade DCX 8510-4 chassis removal and replacement
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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.