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11.Restore switch configuration. Move to the directory that contains the configdata file that you downloaded earlier. Use FTP to upload this file from the management workstation to the switch.
ftp 10.0.0.1 User: images Password: images ftp> binary
ftp> put configdata ftp> bye
12.Open a Telnet session and enter the Config Restore command to restore the switch configuration. Refer to ”Config Command” on page
13.Observe the Heartbeat LED. It should blink once per second. If the Heartbeat LED is showing a different blink pattern, refer to ”Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns” on page
14.Reconnect the Fiber Channel port cables according to their labels. Disconnect the
6.3
I/O Blades
You can remove and install I/O blades while the switch is operating. The following instructions assume that the switch is operating. If you want to maintain service to the devices connected to a particular blade while it is being replaced, transfer the Fibre Channel cables to another blade. To remove an I/O blade blank panel, simply disengage the latch and slide the blank panel from the switch.
CAUTION! The I/O blade contains sensitive logic components. To avoid damage to the I/O blade, do not touch the I/O blade components.
Keep I/O blades in ESD protective containers or
To replace an I/O blade, do the following:
1.Label the Fibre Channel port cables by port number. Ports on each I/O blade are numbered
2.Put on an ESD wrist strap, and connect it to the ground jack on the CPU module shown in Figure