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2. To make sure that you can replace all cables in the same ports from which they were removed, record

the position of all fibre-channel and Ethernet cables; then remove all cables from the back of the node.

3. Loosen the captive thumbscrews (

in Figure 38) that secure the node to the front mounting flanges.

4. Pull the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8A4 node completely out of the slides.

Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 from a rack

Use these instructions when you are prompted to remove a SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 from a

rack.

If the SAN Volume Controller is not already turned off, see "Turning off the SAN Volume Controller

node" in the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller 2145 Troubleshooting Guide .

Attention: Do not touch the power control switches on adjacent SAN Volume Controller nodes when

you remove or install SAN Volume Controller nodes in a rack. Touching these switches on adjacent SAN

Volume Controller nodes might cause those devices to turn off and make customer data inaccessible.

Use the reference numbers in parentheses at the end of each notice, such as (C003) for example, to find

the matching translated notice in IBM Systems Safety Notices.

Figure 38. The captive thumbscrews that secure the node and the shipping brackets

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