53-1004106-15 Installation Guide
Brocade
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X6-4 Director Hardware Installation Guide
12. Continue pulling the blade from the slot by the blade edges. As you slide out the blade, place one hand under it for
support. Do not support the blade by the injector handles after removal.
Figure 55: Removing and Installing a Core Routing Blade
13. If the blade is not being replaced by another blade, install a filler panel and reinstall the chassis door.
The filler panel is required for proper chassis cooling. The door is required to meet EMI compliance.
Installing a Core Routing Blade
Complete the following steps to install a core routing blade into an empty slot.
NOTE
The device continues to operate while a core routing blade is installed.
1. If a protective sleeve is covering the blade connectors, remove the sleeve.
2. Rotate the ejector handles away from the center of the blade completely—approximately 45 degrees. Do not support
the blade using the ejector handles. Orient the blade so that the handles are toward you and the flat metal side is
facing down.
3. Follow these steps to insert the blade into the slot.
a) Align the blade in the slot with the flat metal side of the blade at the bottom (blade power and status LEDs are on
the left).
b) Carefully push the blade into the slot using your thumbs or fingers on the blade faceplate.
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.
When the blade face is about 2.54 cm (1 in.) from the chassis, you should feel resistance as the blade connectors
meet the backplane connectors.
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