X7-8-Install-IG100 Installation Guide
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X7-8 Director Hardware Installation Guide
Figure 46: CPX7 Blade Port Identification
1. 10Gb/s BASE-T RJ-45 Ethernet Port (reserved for future use)
2. USB 4 Port for Firmware Download and Logs; test-verified USB models include:
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SanDisk 32 CZ48 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ48-032G-UAM46)
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SanDisk 16 CZ48 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (SDCZ48-016G-UAM46)
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Kingston 32GB DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (DT100G3/32GB)
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Kingston 32GB DataTraveler G4 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (DTIG4/32GB)
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PNY Attache 3.0 4 USB 32GB Flash Drive
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PNY Attache 3.0 4 USB 16GB Flash Drive
3. Serial Console RJ-45 Port (labelled IOIOI on the face plate)
4. 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 Ethernet Port for Chassis Management and Configuration
5. 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 Ethernet Port for Service
Blade-Specific Precautions
This document describes how to remove and replace a control processor (CP) blade. Each device has two CPX7 blades
located in slots 1 and 2.
Observe the following precautions when replacing these blades:
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The CPX7 blade is compatible only with the Brocade X7 Director.
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Wear an appropriately grounded ESD wrist strap when handling and installing blades and cards. Follow electrostatic
discharge (ESD) precautions. Wear a wrist grounding strap connected to chassis ground (if the chassis is plugged in)
or a bench ground.
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Install CPX7 blades in slots 1 and 2, which are half the height of other slots in the device.
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The firmware upgrade policy for CP blades specifies testing for the current Fabric OS release and one version earlier.
It is possible to upgrade by more than one version, but it is a very specific and detailed process. Read the directions
Downloading Firmware from a USB Device
Downloading Firmware from an FTP Server
carefully.
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If the new CP blade does not have the same firmware as the active CP blade, the new blade must be upgraded to the
same firmware version. After installing the new blade, you can determine the firmware version on the replacement
blade and use the
firmwaresync
command to allow the active CP blade to copy current firmware to the replaced
standby CP blade, if necessary. However, you must disable high availability (HA) before inserting the new blade.
DANGER
For safety reasons, the ESD wrist strap should contain a series 1 megaohm resistor.
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