53-1004106-15 Installation Guide
Brocade
®
X6-4 Director Hardware Installation Guide
CAUTION
Static electricity can damage the chassis and other electronic devices. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive
devices in their static-protective packages until you are ready to install them.
CAUTION
Before plugging a cable into any port, be sure to discharge the voltage stored on the cable by touching the
electrical contacts to ground surface.
CAUTION
To avoid damaging blade and chassis, do not push the blade into a slot or pull the blade from a slot using the
ejector handles.
Faulty Blade Indicators
Confirm that you need to replace the blade before continuing. The following events may indicate that a blade is faulty:
•
The status LED on the blade is lit steady amber, or the power LED is not illuminated.
•
The
slotShow
command does not show that the blade is enabled.
•
The
errShow
command displays error log messages one at a time.
•
Any of the following messages display in the error log or "show" command output:
–
"Slot unknown" message relating to the blade slot
–
FRU: FRU_FAULTY messages for the blade
–
FAULTY (xx) with an associated (xx) code used by support
For output examples and additional information on Fabric OS commands, see
and the
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
.
For more information about error messages, refer to the
Brocade Fabric OS Message Reference Manual
.
Time and Items Required for Removal and Installation
The removal or installation procedure for each blade takes less than 10 minutes. Removing and restoring transceivers
and cables may take longer depending on how many must be changed. The following items are required for the blade and
filler panel replacement:
•
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap
•
Workstation computer
•
Replacement blade or filler panel
•
No. 1 Phillips screwdriver
•
SFP, SFP+, or SFP28 transceivers (as needed)
•
Optical and copper cables (as needed)
Removing a Blade
Before removing the blade, consider the following:
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