2. Verify that the serial number on the service tag matches the NetApp Support case number when you
ordered the replacement chassis.
3. Plug in the keyboard and monitor to the back of the failed chassis.
4. Verify the serial number of the failed node with NetApp Support.
5. Power down the chassis.
6. Label the drives in the front and cables at the back with their locations, so that you can put them back in
the same locations after the replacement. See the following image for the placement of the drives in the
chassis:
7. Remove the cables.
8. Remove the chassis by unscrewing the thumbscrews on the mounting ears. You should package and
return the failed chassis to NetApp.
9. Install the replacement chassis.
10. Remove the drives carefully from the failed chassis, and insert them in the replacement chassis.
You should insert the drives in the same slots they were in before you removed them.
11. Remove the power supply units from the failed chassis, and insert them in the replacement chassis.
12. Insert the power supply cables, and the network cables in their original ports.
13. Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers might be inserted in the 10GbE ports of the replacement
node. You should remove them before you cable the 10GbE ports.
See your switch vendor’s documentation if your switch does not recognize the cables.
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