112 Upgrade and Maintenance Manual BX900 S2
Connection blades
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The configuration of the connection blade is controlled by the management
blade. Each port group can be configured to a certain link protocol. The
management blade web interface allows the user to modify the port group link
speed configuration.
8.2 Single-width connection blades
8.2.1 Installing single-width connection blades
8.2.1.1 Required tools
● Preliminary and concluding steps: tool-less
● Installing connection blades: tool-less
8.2.1.2 Preliminary steps
Before installing a single-width connection blade, perform the following steps:
Ê If applicable, open the rack door as described in section "Opening the rack
door" on page 48.
Ê Locate the desired system unit as described in section "Determining the
error class" on page 45.
Ê Locate the mounting bay for the new connection blade using the information
in section "Connection blade fitting rules" on page 106.
Upgrade and Repair Units (URU)
average hardware task duration: 5 minutes
average software task duration: 10 minutes