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Installing a Fabric Controller
To install a Fabric Controller, perform the following steps:
NOTE: If the card that you want to install features Anafa 2 chips, verify that your Server Switch runs
TopspinOS v2.3.0 or later.
1. Remove the new Fabric Controller module from the packaging.
2. Ground yourself appropriately.
3. Remove the bezel cover, if you have not already done so.
4. Refer to “Removing a Fabric Controller” on page 42, if a Fabric Controller module is still installed.
5. Remove the blanking panel, if no fabric controller was previously installed.
6. Align the new Fabric Controller module with the bay into which you want to install it.
7. Gently push the Fabric Controller module into the bay as far as you can.
8. When the module is nearly completely installed, press the levers in toward the Fabric Controller
until they are flat against the module.
9. Check the LEDs on the Fabric Controller module and the chassis to verify the status. Refer to
“Fabric Controller LEDs” on page72.
10. Tighten the captive screws on both ends of the Fabric Controller module.
Figure 3-11: Tight the Captive Screws
11. Refer to “Upgrading the Controller Card” on page 44.
Upgrading the Controller Card
It is likely that the image version on the new Fabric Controller card will not match the firmware on the
rest of the chassis. After the new Fabric Controller module has been installed, upgrade the firmware on
the chassis and the new Fabric Controller will be upgraded automatically.