53-1002177-19 Hardware Installation Guide
Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Installation Guide
NOTE
Before removing any cables from a blade, note the cable order (identify each cable by its physical port). It is a
good practice to keep a table of cable to port mapping.
NOTE
If multiple blades are being replaced, replace one blade at a time.
This procedure is applicable for all the port and application blades supported on the device.
1. Remove the chassis door.
2. Check the power LED, status LED, and port status LED to identify any possible problems. A failed port or application
blade can be identified by inspecting the LEDs on the front panel of each blade.
3. Establish a Telnet or console session.
Before replacing a blade, establish a Telnet or console connection to determine a failure and verify operation after
replacement. Use the switchShow command to view the status of the blades.
4. Check for adequate cable slack. Ensure there is plenty of cable slack to remove a blade without cable obstruction.
5. Ensure that the part number on the unit being replaced matches the replacement part number. The chassisShow
command displays information about the blades, including part numbers (xx-xxxxxxx-xx), serial numbers, and
additional status.
6. Ensure that traffic is not flowing through the blade (port status LED should be off) prior to disconnecting cables.
7. Ensure that traffic is not flowing through the blade.
8. Disconnect all cables and transceivers from the blade. For mSFP transceivers (FC8-64 only), it is recommended that
you use the pull tab to remove the transceiver from the blade.
9. If removing an FX8-24 extension blade, perform the following steps:
a) Delete all fciptunnel configurations via the portcfg fciptunnel slot / vePort command.
b) Delete all IP Routes defined on the blade to be removed via the portcfg iproute command.
c) Delete all IP interfaces (IPIFs) defined on the blade via the portcfg ipif slot/geX | xgeX command.
d) If logical switches are used on the switch, move all FX8-24 ports back to the default logical switch.
NOTE
If you are removing the FX8-24 blade to install in a different slot, you must remove configuration using the
preceding steps, then reconfigure the blade in the new slot. If you move the blade without performing these
steps and the blade faults, you must move the blade to the original slot and remove configuration.
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