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11. Replace the cable-retention brackets and reconnect the power cables, as described in “Replacing the

SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-retention brackets” on page 34.

12. Turn on the node.

Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 fibre-channel adapter assembly

Before you can replace the fibre-channel adapter assembly, it must be installed in the riser-card assembly.

Perform the following steps to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 fibre-channel adapter

assembly:

1. Remove the SFP transceivers if they are in the new fibre-channel adapter assembly. To do this, unclip

the release handle and then use the handle to pull out each SFP transceiver.

2. Slide the fibre-channel adapter into position, keeping it close and parallel to the back edge of the riser

card. Push the adapter securely into the connector. Ensure that the positioning clip on the adapter

goes into the locating hole on the riser card, as shown in Figure 185.

3. Replace the SFP transceivers in the fibre-channel adapter assembly.

4. Carefully align the riser-card assembly with the guides on the rear of the node and with the riser-card

connectors on the system board. Press down on the assembly and make sure that the riser-card

assembly is fully seated in the riser-card connectors on the system board.

5. Replace the top cover. See “Replacing the top cover” on page 72.

6. Place the node in the rack. See “Replacing the SAN Volume Controller in a rack” on page 48.

7. Replace the cables that were removed from the node, and make sure that you replace the

fibre-channel cables in the same ports from which they were removed.

8. Replace the cable-retention bracket. See “Replacing the cable-retention bracket” on page 34.

Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 fibre-channel adapter assembly

Perform the following steps to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 fibre-channel adapter

assembly:

1. As you start inserting the adapter, align the edge connector on the low-profile adapter

with the

connector

on the riser-card assembly

Make sure that the adapter snaps into the riser-card

securely. Press the riser-card edge connector firmly into the system-board connector.

, as shown in

Figure 186 on page 171.

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Figure 185. SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 riser-card assembly

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