Hardware Maintenance
● Hardware maintenance schedule....................................................................................79
● Power supply replacement..............................................................................................79
● 10-Gigabit Ethernet module installation or replacement................................................. 91
● Replacing the fan tray..................................................................................................... 92
● Copper or Fiber optic module replacement.....................................................................93
● Fiber optic connector cleaning........................................................................................ 95
Hardware maintenance schedule
DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
The Brocade device requires minimal maintenance for its hardware components. Brocade recommends
cleaning the fiber-optic connectors on a fiber-optic port and the connected fiber cable each time you
disconnect the cable.
Otherwise, you can install or replace the following hardware components as needed:
• Copper and fiber optic modules
• Power supplies
• Fan tray
• 2 x10-Gigabit Ethernet module (only on the Brocade NetIron CES Series 2024C, Brocade NetIron
CES Series 2024F, Brocade NetIron CER Series 2024C, Brocade NetIron CER Series 2024F
models.
Power supply replacement
You can replace a power supply while the Brocade device is powered on and running. The power
supplies are located in slots at the rear of the device.
This section provides information about the following topics:
• Installation precautions and warnings
• Determining which power supply has failed, if necessary.
• Replacing a power supply.
NOTE
Power supplies are hot swappable.
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