F5 Viprion, Platform Manual

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VIPRION Platform Maintenance
Platform Guide: VIPRION
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5 - 1
About maintaining the VIPRION platform
The VIPRION
®
platform contains several field replaceable units (FRUs).
The FRUs provide the ability to replace parts of the system without
replacing the complete system. The FRUs currently available for this
platform are:
• Blade replacement
• Fan tray replacement
• Power supply replacement
• LCD component replacement
Changing blades
The VIPRION chassis supports up to four blades. When you initially receive
the platform, the slots that can contain these blades are filled with blanks,
which are designed to protect the unit from dust and other particles when a
slot is not in use. To add a new blade, you first remove the blank from the
corresponding slot and then insert the correct blade.
Note
We recommend that you install blades into the chassis starting at the top
slot and then into each subsequent slot moving down.
WARNING
This product is sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). We recommend
that when you install or maintain the unit, you use proper ESD grounding
procedures and equipment.
The first part of this process requires that you remove the blank that is
located in the slot in which you want to install the blade. If the slot does not
have a blank, you can skip this procedure.
To remove a blank
1. Select the slot in which you want to insert the blade.
2. Turn the compression screws, located on either side of the blank,
until the locking indicator changes from green (locked) to red
(unlocked). (See Figures 5.1 and 5.2, on page 5-2.)