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1. Align the node on the slide rails and push the node fully into the rack. Secure the node to the front

mounting flanges with the captive thumbscrews (1 in Figure 42).

2. Reconnect the fibre-channel and Ethernet cables. Ensure that you replace the fibre-channel and

Ethernet cables in the same ports from which they were removed.

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

Replacing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 in a rack

Follow these instructions when you are prompted to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4.

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.

Perform the following steps to replace the SAN Volume Controller 2145-8G4 in a rack:

1. Fully extend the support slides.

2. Align the node on the slide rails and push the node fully into the rack. Secure the node to the front

mounting flanges with the captive thumbscrews (1 in Figure 43 on page 53).

Figure 42. The captive thumbscrews that secure the node and the shipping brackets

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