Sun Microsystems 820-4733-10 service manual Installing Fabric Cards, Installing a Fabric Card

7.Rotate both retainer levers to the unlock position.

8.Grasp the handles at both ends of the fabric card and slowly pull it from the chassis.

Stop when the fabric card is halfway out.

9.Improve your grip to support the weight of the fabric card.

10.Continue to pull the fabric card out.

11.Lift the fabric card out and away from the chassis.

12.Set the fabric card onto a flat horizontal work surface.

13.Immediately install replacement fabric card or filler panel into the vacant slot.

Continue to “Installing a Fabric Card” on page 6-8,Step 8, or perform the following:

a.Grasp the handles at each end of the filler panel and lift the panel to the vacant slot.

b.Turn the levers counter-clockwise to the unlock position.

c.Slide the filler panel into the chassis until it stops.

d.Turn the levers clockwise to the lock position.

14.Retract and secure the antitilt bar.

6.6Installing Fabric Cards

This procedure describes how to install one fabric card as part of a replacement operation. If you are installing more than one fabric card, repeat the procedure for each fabric card. Alternatively, refer to the Sun Datacenter Switch 3456 Installation Guide.

▼Installing a Fabric Card

Installing the fabric card is a two-person task, as both people must work in a synchronized manner. To prevent damage to the fabric card or the pins of the midplane connector, the two installers perform identical tasks simultaneously.

1. Extend the antitilt bar from the bottom of the switch chassis.

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