To replace a V400 Virtual Port Extender or remove it from service, follow these steps:
1. Disconnect the port extender from its power source and, if applicable, from its redundant power
supply.
2. Support the port extender while you remove the rack-mounting screws that hold the front mounting
brackets in place against the rack posts.
3. Carefully slide the port extender out of the rack.
4. Place the port extender on a secure, flat surface.
Optionally, remove the mounting brackets from the sides.
5. Install a new port extender using the instructions in
Installing a V400 Virtual Port Extender
on page
316.
Removing or Replacing an LRM/MACsec Adapter
Refer to
Installing an LRM/MACsec Adapter
on page 316 for installation options for the LRM/MACsec
Adapter.
Note
The LRM/MACsec Adapter is hot-swappable.
To replace an LRM/MACsec Adapter or remove it from service, follow these steps:
1. If a USB cable is used to supply power to the adapter, unplug the USB cable from the front of the
adapter.
2. Disconnect network cables or transceivers from the Link1 and Link2 slots on the front of the adapter.
3. Disconnect the 50 cm SFP cables from the HostPort1 and HostPort2 slots on the front of the
adapter.
4. Carefully holding the adapter, loosen and remove the screws that secure the adapter to the rack
posts or to the five-slot bracket.
5. Remove the adapter.
6. Install a new adapter using any of the installation options listed in
on page 316.
7. Connect the new adapter to the switch and to power, following the instructions in
LRM/MACsec Adapter to the Host Switch and to Power
on page 319.
Caution
Connect the adapter to the host switch using only the SFP cable that is provided for this
purpose. The use of other cables can damage the equipment.
8. Reconnect network cables and transceivers to the Link1 and Link2 slots on the front of the new
adapter.
Removing or Replacing a Half-Duplex to Full-Duplex Converter
Refer to
Installing a Half-Duplex to Full-Duplex Converter
on page 320 for installation options for the
Half-Duplex to Full-Duplex Converter.
Removing and Replacing Expansion Modules
Removing or Replacing an LRM/MACsec Adapter
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