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Chapter 4 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Hardware Replacement
Periodic Maintenance Guidelines Page 4 - 3
Periodic Maintenance Guidelines Under normal conditions, the 6500 array requires minimal periodic
maintenance. Preventive maintenance consists of periodically checking the
operation of cooling fans and cleaning the enclosure’s air filter.
Checking
Enclosure
Cooling Fan
Operation
Periodically inspect the rear panel of the array enclosure to verify that the two
enclosure cooling fans are operating properly. Make sure that both fans are
spinning, and check for any unusual bearing noises.
If fan operation does not seem normal, first verify that the cooling fans are
receiving DC power from the power supply.
If you need to replace one or both enclosure cooling fans, refer to the fan
replacement procedures in this chapter.
Checking
Power Supply
Cooling Fan
Operation
Periodically check the internal fan on the array’ s power supp ly t o ver ify th at it
is operating properly.