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Replacing Components
This chapter describes how to remove and install components for the Cisco Nexus 6000 Platform switch.
This section includes the following sections:
•Replacing Expansion Modules, page 4-1
•Replacing LEMs, page 4-2
•Replacing Modules, page 4-3
•Replacing or Installing Power Supplies, page4-4
•Replacing a Fan Module, page 4-7
•Removing the Cisco Nexus 6000 Platform Chassis, page4-8

Replacing Expansion Modules

Caution To prevent ESD damage, wear grounding wrist straps during these procedures and handle expansion
modules by the carrier edges only.
Install the switch in the rack before installing expansion modules. For information about installing the
chassis, see the “Installing the Switch” section on page 2-5.
This section includes the following topics:
•Removing an Expansion Module from a Cisco Nexus 6000 Platform Chassis, page4-1
•Installing an Expansion Module in a Cisco Nexus 6000 Platform Chassis, page 4-2

Removing an Expansion Module from a Cisco Nexus 6000 Platform Chassis

To remove an expansion module from the Cisco Nexus 6000 Platform switch chassis, follo w t hese steps:
Step 1 Disconnect any network interface cables attached to the module.
Step 2 Open the packing materials for the module and prepare an antistatic surface for uninstalled modules.
Step 3 Loosen the captive screw on the ejector lever so that the lever can move.
Step 4 Rotate the ejector lever ful ly from the front of the mod ule until it stops at about 80 degrees f rom the front.